Provider Studies and Research
Joint Commission Reports – Hospital Quality is Improving
Posted: 2/2/2010 The Joint Commission’s annual report on hospital quality and patient safety assesses 31 measures for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgery and children’s asthma. The report revealed improvement in each set of measures, evidencing improvement in the quality of care provided in hospitals.
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Minnesota Issues 6th Annual Report on Adverse Events
Posted: 2/2/2010 The Minnesota Department of Health has issued this report identifying a decrease in adverse events, fewer deaths and serious harm related to adverse events, and continued areas for focus of patient safety efforts in the area of surgical care.
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Study Refutes the ‘July phenomenon’ of Increased Medical Errors
Posted: 10/20/2009 This is an article about a study that tested the belief that more medical errors occur in July and August when new medical residents began practicing in hospitals. The findings, reported from a Level I trauma center, refute the belief revealing no specific month, months or quarter of the year are an independent predictor of mortality, after adjusting rates for age, injury severity score and other factors.
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Study Reveals Surgical Mortality Varies Widely
Posted: 10/20/2009 This study published in the October 1 New England Journal of Medicine identified variation from 3.5% to 6.9% in surgical mortality based on 2005-2007 data from participating hospitals. Researchers suggest reducing mortality “will require greater attention to the timely recognition and management of complications once they occur”.
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Study Reveals Falls Lead to Emergency Room Treatment for Over 2 Million Seniors
Posted: 10/20/2009
This report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reveals community hospitals treat more than 2 million seniors for injuries from falls annually in their emergency departments at a cost of $6.8 billion
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