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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/data-spotlights/index.html
July 01, 2024 - the COVID-19 pandemic and the pandemic had a negative effect on mental health (PDF, 1.5 MB) Hospital deaths … Blacks experiencing fast-rising rates of overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-adverse-events-us-2018-mortality-data
December 21, 2022 - This study used 2018 mortality data and ICD-10-CM codes to characterize adverse event deaths in the United … States compared to non-adverse event deaths. … The author estimates that 0.16-1.13% of deaths are attributed to an adverse event. … Procedure-related complications contributed to the majority of adverse event deaths. … Resources From the Same Author(s)
A recent two-fold increase in medical adverse event deaths
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836744/psn-pdf
March 17, 2022 - Drug-related deaths among inpatients: a meta-analysis. … Drug-related deaths among inpatients: a meta-analysis. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-related-deaths-among-inpatients-meta-analysis
Adverse drug events … contributed to 5.6% of all inpatient hospital deaths. … The authors estimated that almost half of drug-related
deaths are preventable.
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/heart-failure-hospital.html
July 01, 2023 - Heart Failure Admissions Down but Hospital Deaths Higher in First Year of COVID-19
Heart … Failure Admissions Down but Hospital Deaths Higher in First Year of COVID-19 (PDF, 490 KB)
Key:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867020/psn-pdf
October 23, 2024 - What can we learn from coroners’ reports on preventable
deaths?
October 23, 2024
Jeraj S. … What can we learn from coroners’ reports on preventable deaths? BMJ. 2024;386:q1943. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-can-we-learn-coroners-reports-preventable-deaths
Analysis of system … This article discusses an effort in
the United Kingdom to learn from preventable deaths reported to … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-can-we-learn-coroners-reports-preventable-deaths
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/845298/psn-pdf
March 01, 2023 - The quality of 'Learning from Deaths' reporting in quality
accounts within the NHS in England 2017-2020 … The quality
of ‘Learning from Deaths’ reporting in quality accounts within the NHS in England 2017–2020 … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-statutory-reporting-not-even-ticking-boxes-quality-learning-deaths … the quality of reports
submitted during the first three years of England’s mandatory Learning from Deaths … Three years in, the identification, reporting, and investigation of
deaths has improved, but evidence
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/suspicious-insulin-injections-nearly-dozen-deaths-inside-unfolding-investigation-va-hospital
August 05, 2009 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Suspicious insulin injections, nearly a dozen deaths: … Citation Text:
Suspicious insulin injections, nearly a dozen deaths: inside an unfolding investigation … This story examines how trends in deaths at a VA medical center were slow to raise concerns, what exacerbated … Cite
Citation
Citation Text:
Suspicious insulin injections, nearly a dozen deaths
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854985/psn-pdf
November 01, 2023 - A systematic narrative review of coroners’ Prevention of
Future Deaths reports (PFDs): a tool for patient … A systematic narrative review of coroners’ Prevention of
Future Deaths reports (PFDs): a tool for patient … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-narrative-review-coroners-prevention-future-deaths-reports-pfds … issue Prevention of Future Death reports (PFD) when they determine taking actions could prevent future
deaths … summarizes studies that use PFDs to investigate patient safety, such as medication- or
diagnosis-related deaths
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867690/psn-pdf
March 05, 2025 - Trends of diagnostic adverse events in hospital deaths:
longitudinal analyses of four retrospective … Trends of diagnostic adverse events in hospital deaths:
longitudinal analyses of four retrospective … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/trends-diagnostic-adverse-events-hospital-deaths-longitudinal-analyses-four … other AEs, although
DAEs were considered more preventable and were associated with more preventable deaths … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/trends-diagnostic-adverse-events-hospital-deaths-longitudinal-analyses-four-retrospective
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2022qdr-final-es.pdf
October 01, 2022 - • The overall maternal mortality rate in 2020 was 23.8 deaths per 100,000 live births, an
increase … from 2019 (20.1 deaths per 100,000 live births) and 2018 (17.4 deaths per
100,00 live births). … ) or non-Hispanic Black (4.6
deaths per 100,000 population) adolescents … to 17.2 deaths per 100,000 population, while deaths related to natural and
semisynthetic opioids increased … Breast cancer deaths decreased by 28.7% between 2000 and 2020;
colorectal cancer deaths decreased by
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb291-COVID-19-PediatricHosptl.pdf
August 23, 2021 - Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality
Changes in Pediatric Hospitalizations and In-Hospital Deaths … versus the average in April–December 2016–2019 (from 9,200 to 8,000 deaths). … decreased by nearly half (40.0 percent; from 250 to 150 deaths) (see Appendix). … deaths related to COVID-19 by patient characteristics are not provided. … White pediatric patients (3,600 to 2,900
deaths).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2013-annual-hospital-acquired-condition-rate-and-estimates-cost-savings-and-deaths-averted
May 01, 2017 - Classic
2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths … Citation Text:
2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths … , the report estimates a $12 billion savings in health care costs and 50,000 fewer hospital patient deaths … Citation Text:
2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths … Harms: Interim Update on 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60645/psn-pdf
July 01, 2020 - How health care systems let our patients down: a
systematic review into suicide deaths. … How health care systems let our patients down: a systematic review
into suicide deaths. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-health-care-systems-let-our-patients-down-systematic-review-suicide-
deaths … This systematic review examined common systems factors affecting suicide deaths in mental health care … Seven themes contributing to suicide deaths were identified: (1) inappropriate or incomplete risk
assessment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74838/psn-pdf
February 16, 2022 - Overstating inpatient deaths due to medical error erodes
trust in healthcare and the patient safety … Overstating inpatient deaths due to medical error erodes trust in healthcare
and the patient safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overstating-inpatient-deaths-due-medical-error-erodes-trust-healthcare-and … Human: Building a Safer Health System estimated that
medical errors contributed to 44,000 to 98,000 deaths … studies are overestimated, and that patient safety advocates should shift the
focus from estimating deaths
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33830/psn-pdf
March 22, 2016 - Measuring and Responding to Deaths From Medical
Errors
March 22, 2016
Ranji SR. … Measuring and Responding to Deaths From Medical Errors. PSNet [internet]. 2016. … in which there were very few deaths. … One commonly used method for identifying preventable deaths is
reviewing deaths in patients with diagnoses … they should implement formal
strategies for identifying preventable deaths and analyzing these deaths
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patterns-unexpected-hospital-deaths-root-cause-analysis
March 13, 2019 - Review
Patterns of unexpected in-hospital deaths: a root cause analysis. … Patterns of unexpected in-hospital deaths: a root cause analysis. … Patterns of unexpected in-hospital deaths: a root cause analysis.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhacrate2014.html
January 01, 2018 - Cumulative deaths averted from 2010 through 2014 (interim data) are estimated at nearly 87,000. … Total Annual and Cumulative Deaths Averted (Compared With 2010 Baseline)
Exhibit 6. … Estimated Deaths Averted by Hospital Acquired Condition (HAC), 2011 - Interim 2014
Exhibit 7. … , with approximately 70,000 of these deaths averted in 2013 and 2014 alone, is encouraging. … Even with less precision, the estimates of deaths averted and costs savings are compelling.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deaths-following-prehospital-safety-incidents-analysis-national-database
October 03, 2018 - Study
Deaths following prehospital safety incidents: an analysis of a national database … Deaths following prehospital safety incidents: an analysis of a national database. … This study examined patient deaths related to ambulance safety incidents and found that the majority … Deaths following prehospital safety incidents: an analysis of a national database.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47547/psn-pdf
February 13, 2019 - Prevention of prescription opioid misuse and projected
overdose deaths in the United States. … Prevention of Prescription Opioid Misuse and Projected
Overdose Deaths in the United States. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-prescription-opioid-misuse-and-projected-overdose-deaths-united … programs and insurance coverage changes will result in only a small absolute decrease in
opioid overdose deaths … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-prescription-opioid-misuse-and-projected-overdose-deaths-united-states
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60932/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - Retrospective analysis of reported suicide deaths and
attempts on Veterans Health Administration campuses … Retrospective analysis of reported suicide deaths and attempts on
Veterans Health Administration campuses … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/retrospective-analysis-reported-suicide-deaths-and-attempts-veterans-health … root cause analysis reports of suicide events in VA hospitals to
characterize suicide attempts and deaths … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/retrospective-analysis-reported-suicide-deaths-and-attempts-veterans-health-administration