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Variation in the reporting of elective surgeries and its influence on patient safety indicators.
July 6, 2022
Locey KJ, Webb TA, Stein BD, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2022;48(8):403-410.
The AHRQ patient safety indicators (PSIs) are widely used measures of preventable complications and quality of care. This study found that a hospital’s internal policies about admission type introduces variation in PSI scores for elective surgeries.
