Variation in the reporting of elective surgeries and its influence on patient safety indicators.
Locey KJ, Webb TA, Stein BD, et al. Variation in the reporting of elective surgeries and its influence on patient safety indicators. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2022;48(8):403-410. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2022.05.002.
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.