Table 3:

Health care centre that could conduct emergency department interventions receiving consensus in the RAND/UCLA modified Delphi process

Canadian Classification of Health Interventions section*No. of interventionsAcute centreSubacute centre
No. of interventions selected only for an EDNo. of interventions selected for an UCCNo. of interventions selected for a WM centreNo. of interventions selected for an NP clinic
1) Physical or physiologic therapeutic5210422729
2) Diagnostic81766
3) Diagnostic imaging73324100
6) Cognitive, psychosocial and sensory therapeutic110111110
7) Other health care10111
8) Therapeutic interventions strengthening the immune system10111
  • Note: intervention = main emergency department intervention, ED = emergency department, NP clinic = nurse practitioner–led clinic, UCC = urgent care centre, WM centre = walk-in medical centre.

  • ↵* Description and origin of sections are described in the Methods.