Safety outcomes in the United States: trends and challenges in measurement.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To prepare Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for monitoring the impact of its own patient safety initiative, by exploring available outcomes data, assessing usability of measures, and estimating national trends in patient outcomes.

Data sources

Annual summary data on incidence of Joint Commission Sentinel Events, MEDMARX medication error events, and MDS measures of falls and pressure ulcers in nursing home residents. HCUP National Inpatient Sample (NIS) administrative claims data.

Methods

Description and assessment of published summary data on selected safety measures. Analysis of selected Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) and Utah–Missouri adverse event measures using HCUP NIS claims data (1994–2003).

Principal findings

Interpretation

SUBMITTER: Greenberg MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2677038 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature