Using inpatient hospital discharge data to monitor patient safety events.

Jennifer A Taylor; Ravi S Pandian; Lu Mao; Yvonne L Michael

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Using inpatient hospital discharge data to monitor patient safety events.

May 8, 2013

Taylor JA, Pandian RS, Mao L, et al. J Healthc Risk Manag. 2013;32(4):26-33.

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Screening of hospital discharge data using the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators, along with other measures, revealed that approximately 9% of patients discharged from Pennsylvania hospitals experienced an adverse event while hospitalized.

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