Dataset Information

Trends in Adverse Event Rates in Hospitalized Patients, 2010-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Patient safety is a US national priority, yet lacks a comprehensive assessment of progress over the past decade.

Objective

To determine the change in the rate of adverse events in hospitalized patients.

Design, setting, and participants

This serial cross-sectional study used data from the Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System from 2010 to 2019 to assess in-hospital adverse events in patients. The study included 244 542 adult patients hospitalized in 3156 US acute care hospitals across 4 condition groups from 2010 through 2019: acute myocardial infarction (17%), heart failure (17%), pneumonia (21%), and major surgical procedures (22%); and patients hospitalized from 2012 through 2019 for all other conditions (22%).