Validity of selected patient safety indicators: opportunities and concerns.

Haytham M.A Kaafarani; Ann M Borzecki; Kamal M.F Itani; Susan Loveland; Hillary J. Mull; Kathleen Hickson; Sally MacDonald; Marlena H. Shin; Amy K. Rosen

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Validity of selected patient safety indicators: opportunities and concerns.

June 20, 2011

Kaafarani HMA, Borzecki AM, Itani KMF, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2010;212(6):924-934.

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This study examined the predictive value of three AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators intended to detect postoperative adverse events and found that these indicators were not accurate enough to be used as quality measures.

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