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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39777/psn-pdf
November 04, 2012 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/economic-measurement-medical-errors
Although the Institute of Medicine's estimate … experienced an error to patients
with similar illnesses who were not harmed, this study was able to estimate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39852/psn-pdf
February 10, 2015 - This study generated an annual estimate of $55.6 billion, or 2.4% of total
health care spending, attributed … The analysis
points to defensive medicine accounting for $46 billion of that estimate, though limited
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37831/psn-pdf
December 23, 2012 - This study used PSI data from more than 400,000 pediatric hospital admissions to estimate the
impact … These data provide
the first estimate of the economic impact of preventable adverse events in children's
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/measuring-and-responding-deaths-medical-errors
April 01, 2008 - is no doubt that quantifying the magnitude of preventable harm galvanized the field, the mortality estimate … almost immediately (including from some of the researchers whose studies were used to derive the estimate … It is problematic to extrapolate from such small numbers of deaths to an estimate of inpatient mortality … The studies whose results were extrapolated to estimate deaths on a population level were not explicitly … These studies were designed to estimate the prevalence of adverse events in specific patient populations
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rate-preventable-mortality-hospitalized-patients-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
July 27, 2022 - In this systematic review, the authors aimed to estimate the proportion of inpatient deaths deemed preventable … The authors conclude that a reasonable estimate of preventable deaths in the US may be about 22,000 annually
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47267/psn-pdf
September 05, 2018 - a random sample of patients at a single academic medical center over a 1-year period, researchers
estimate … They conclude that around 5.5 million medication alerts may have
been inappropriately overridden and estimate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-cost-adverse-drug-events-resulting-inappropriate-medication-related-alert-overrides
July 02, 2019 - from a random sample of patients at a single academic medical center over a 1-year period, researchers estimate … They conclude that around 5.5 million medication alerts may have been inappropriately overridden and estimate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-drug-events-us-adult-ambulatory-medical-care
June 21, 2010 - This study represents the first attempt to estimate the nationwide incidence of adverse drug events ( … The investigators estimate that nearly 4.5 million ambulatory visits occur yearly due to ADEs, with older
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-medical-errors-ninety-day-costs-and-outcomes-examination-surgical-patients
August 03, 2017 - This study sought to estimate costs associated with adverse events (measured by the Agency for Healthcare … Importantly, by measuring costs for a 90-day period after surgery, the authors were able to estimate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/serious-misdiagnosis-related-harms-malpractice-claims-big-three-vascular-events-infections
July 28, 2023 - This study utilized a large national database of closed malpractice claims to estimate the frequency … misdiagnosis-related harms for major vascular events, infections, and cancers: toward a national incidence estimate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-acute-myocardial-infarction-emergency-department-standardizing-measurement
May 12, 2021 - The authors estimate that these results correspond to approximately 10,000 potentially-preventable harms … misdiagnosis-related harms for major vascular events, infections, and cancers: toward a national incidence estimate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hidden-surcharge-americans-pay-hospital-errors
June 08, 2016 - This Web site provides resources to help employers and purchasers estimate latent costs related to
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-and-nature-hospital-adverse-events-systematic-review
March 24, 2011 - The Institute of Medicine's 2000 report, To Err Is Human , garnered headlines for its estimate that … This estimate was immediately questioned, as the incidence of adverse events varies widely even among
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-costs-medical-liability-system
May 20, 2015 - This study generated an annual estimate of $55.6 billion, or 2.4% of total health care spending, attributed … The analysis points to defensive medicine accounting for $46 billion of that estimate, though limited
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changes-prevalence-health-care-associated-infections-us-hospitals
December 18, 2014 - This survey of 12,299 patients at 199 hospitals on a single day enabled researchers to estimate the prevalence … 2015, 3.2% of hospitalized patients experienced an HAI, a 16% decrease compared to a similarly derived estimate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867145/psn-pdf
November 13, 2024 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/frequency-medication-error-pediatric-anesthesia-systematic-review-and-meta-analytic-estimate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866964/psn-pdf
October 16, 2024 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/frequency-medication-error-pediatric-anesthesia-systematic-review-and-meta-analytic-estimate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47678/psn-pdf
December 19, 2018 - when-mistakes-happen
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/patient-safety-101
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-evidence-based-estimate-patient-harms-associated-hospital-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72598/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - Based on five years of data
from one large hospital in Australia, the authors estimate that 1.05 per
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42476/psn-pdf
September 27, 2016 - lives-and-dollars-lost-calculator
This Web site provides resources to help employers and purchasers estimate