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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4n_combo_iqi-mortalityreview-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - attention of the health care community and the public on the estimation that
between 48,000 and 98,000 deaths … • Understanding of system processes is necessary to take proactive steps to reduce preventable
deaths
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/clabsitools/clabsitoolsap2.doc
January 01, 2011 - CLABSIs) result annually in:
· 84,551 to 203,916 preventable infections
· 10,426 to 25,145 preventable deaths … improve the care that we provide to patients if we eliminated CLABSIs in our unit:*
Current CLABSI rate:
Deaths
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/candor-demo-program/plan-grants/findings.html
August 01, 2022 - grant funding provided data on the frequency and causes of pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related deaths … , as well as the factors involved in these deaths. … In the assessment of the factors involved in pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related deaths, the top
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/2014nhqdr-womenhealth.pptx
January 01, 2020 - In fact, the number of deaths among women from COPD has increased fourfold over the past three decades … Trends: From 2008 to 2012, suicide deaths among females showed a statistically significant increase. … Females from all ethnic groups had lower rates of suicide deaths than males. … Trends: From 2004 to 2012, cancer deaths overall and among both females and males showed statistically … Females from all ethnic groups had lower rates of cancer deaths than males.
45
Total 2004 2005 2006
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-appa2.pdf
January 01, 2018 - therapy to the breast
within 1 year of diagnosis
-8.47 0.0 0.00 NCDB 10 (2005-
2014)
HIV infection deaths … with HIV who know their serostatus -3.00 0.0 0.00 HIV_AIDSS
S
6 (2010-
2015)
Colorectal cancer deaths … per 100,000 population per year -2.47 0.0 0.00 NVSS_M 17 (2000-
2016)
Lung cancer deaths per 100,000 … Annual
Percent Change
Standard
Error
P
Value
Data
Source
Number of
Years
Breast cancer deaths … involving opioid-related diagnoses per
100,000 population
5.97 0.0 0.00 HCUP 12 (2005-
2016)
Suicide deaths
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/execsumm.html
December 01, 2017 - fatal more often in AI/ANs than in other populations. 8-10 AI/ANs have the highest rate of premature deaths … disease among all races. 9 The AI/AN rate is nearly 2.5 times that for Whites, with 36.0 percent of deaths … Disparities in premature deaths from heart disease - 50 states and the District of Columbia, 2001. … Deaths: Preliminary data for 2011. … Deaths: Leading causes for 2009.
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/about/index.html
December 01, 2023 - Background
In early Fall 2020, nearly one-quarter of all COVID-19 deaths in the United States were
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ref.html
December 01, 2014 - Estimating health care-associated infections and deaths in U.S. hospitals, 2002. … Estimating health care-associated infections and deaths in U.S. hospitals, 2002. … Estimating health care-associated infections and deaths in U.S. hospitals, 2002. … Estimating health care-associated infections and deaths in U.S. hospitals, 2002.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/infectious-complications-090914.pptx
January 01, 2014 - CDI cases (Kasper et al Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 May;33(5):470-6)
The estimated number of deaths … attributed to CDI, based on multiple cause-of-death mortality data, increased from 3,000 deaths per … Over 90% of deaths occur in patients over the age of 65 years.
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/leadership-4.html
June 01, 2021 - overutilization contributes to harm, with aggressive testing mistakes and injuries believed to cause 30,000 deaths
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1416-p006-1-ef.pdf
March 01, 2016 - associated with
better chances of survival.1,2 Lower than desirable temperatures are associated with deaths … from studies involving neonates (N=7,553) from the 61 nurseries in New York State showed in-
hospital deaths
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/silber-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - complication rate would be too low (under
40%) and the precedence rate would only capture about two thirds of deaths … We
successfully developed an FTR denominator that covered 71.4% of patients
(before recoding deaths … Complex Patient, Death, and Precedence Rates in OSHPD Data, 8a:
Without Recoding Deaths; 8b: With Recoding … Patient Deaths
8A. 30-day Mortality Without Recoding Deaths in Patients Medically
Complicated, Validation … Column % 85 98.4 89.5
Total N 28,949 14,817 43,766
% 66.1 33.9 100
8B. 30-day Mortality With Deaths
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Kizer2.pdf
December 01, 2000 - occurrence of patient harm due to such lapses is remarkably common, causing
tens of thousands of deaths … or immediately
post-operative death in an ASA
Class I patient
Includes all ASA Class I patient deaths … intravascular air
embolism that occurs while being
cared for in a health care facility
Excludes deaths … Excludes deaths resulting from self-
inflicted injuries that were the reason for
admission to the health … Excludes deaths from pulmonary or
amniotic fluid embolism, acute fatty liver
of pregnancy or cardiomyopathy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/newman-toker-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - .1 In 2000, medical errors were estimated by the Institute of
Medicine to account for 44,000-98,000 deaths … could have averted death).4 Using autopsy data, Lucian Leape
estimated that 40,000-80,000 US hospital deaths … Counting deaths due to medical errors. JAMA. 2002;288(19):2404-5.
6. Graber M.
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-cognitive-load1.html
May 01, 2024 - This report suggested that diagnostic errors may contribute to 10 percent of all patient deaths.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/labels/limit-info.html
November 01, 2018 - Such deaths are considered preventable.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/haccost2017.html
November 01, 2017 - across all HACs ranged from $600 to $48,000 per case, while excess mortality estimates ranged from 5 deaths … per 1,000 cases to 150 deaths per 1,000 cases. … Definitions of mortality do not reflect additional deaths associated with the HAC. … For mortality, we extracted the counts of HAC cases and controls, mortality rate or number of deaths … Excess mortality is reported as the number of deaths per case of HAC.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ap1.html
December 01, 2014 - : AHRQ National Scorecard HACs for 2013 vs. 2010, and Projected 2013 Cost Savings and Reductions in Deaths
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/decolonization/index.html
May 01, 2025 - Infection-related hospitalizations, associated costs, and deaths among nursing home residents also decreased
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/bruzzese2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Joy Robertson
HHS Secretary Sebelius sees more combat with
insurers Reuters Debra Sherman
After 710 deaths … New America Foundation
FDA Pushes For Safer Infusion Pumps, Shots, NPR's Health Blog
After 710 deaths … drug pumps
FDA announces new effort to improve safety and design of drug pumps to reduce problems, deaths … Secretary Sebelius sees more combat with insurers
FDA stepping up oversight of drug pumps
After 710 deaths … Of
56,000 reports of problems, there were 710 deaths.