Becker's Clinical Quality & Infection Control

Sign up for the Free Becker's Clinical Quality & Infection Control E-Weekly at www.beckersasc.com/clinicalquality. 100 Patient Safety Benchmarks (continued from page 1) 30-Day average readmissions rates 1. Heart attack: 19.7% 2. Heart Failure: 24.7% 3. Pneumonia: 18.5% 30-Day average death rates 4. Heart attack: 15.5% 5. Heart Failure 11.6% 6. Pneumonia: 12.0% Rates of serious complications Figures reflect the national average rates per 1,000 patient discharges. 7. Collapsed lung due to medical treatment: .35 8. Serious blood clots after surgery: 4.71 9. A wound that splits open after surgery, abdomen or pelvis: .95 10. Accidental cuts and tears from medical treatment: 2.05 11. Deaths among patients with serious treatable complications after surgery: 113.43 Hospital acquired conditions Figures reflect the national average rates per 1,000 patient discharges. 12. Objects left in body accidently after surgery: 0.028 13. Air bubble in the bloodstream: 0.003 14. Mismatched blood types: 0.001 15. Severe pressure sores: 0.136 16. Falls or other injuries: 0.527 17. Blood infection from large-vein catheter: 0.372 18. Urinary catheter infection: 0.358 19. Uncontrolled blood sugar signs: 0.058 Entries 20 through 34 are based on data from AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture 2012, where data was collected from individual respondents at 1,128 hospitals. 20. Respondents reporting no events in the past 12 months: 10th percentile: 42% 25th percentile: 48% Median: 55% 75th percentile: 62% 90th percentile: 68% Average: 55% 21. Respondents reporting 1-2 events in the past 12 months: 10th percentile: 19% 25th percentile: 23% Median: 27% 75th percentile: 31% 90th percentile: 35% Average: 27% 22. Respondents reporting 3-5 events in the past 12 months: 25th percentile: 19% Median: 11% 75th percentile: 14% 90th percentile: 17% Average: 12% 23. Respondents reporting 6-10 events in the past 12 months: 10th percentile: 2% 25th percentile: 3% Median: 4% 75th percentile: 5% 90th percentile: 7% Average: 4% 24. Respondents reporting 11-20 events in the past 12 months: 10th percentile: 05 25th percentile: 1% Median: 1% 75th percentile: 2% 90th percentile: 3% Average: 2% 25. Respondents reporting 21 or more events in the last 12 months: 10th percentile: 0% 25th percentile: 0% Median: 1% 75th percentile: 1% 90th percentile: 2% Average: 1% Percentage of units reporting patient safety events in the last 12 months: 26. Anesthesiology No Events: 56% 1-2 Events: 31% 3-5 Events: 10% 6-10 Events: 3% 11+ Events: 0% 27. Emergency No Events: 48% 1-2 Events: 31% 3-5 Events: 13% 6-10 Events: 5% 11+ Events: 1% 28. Intensive Care Unit (any type) No Events: 36% 1-2 Events: 39% 3-5 Events: 17% 6-10 Events: 5% 11+ Events: 1% 29. Obstetrics No Events: 46% 1-2 Events: 35% 3-5 Events: 13% 6-10 Events: 4% 11+ Events: 0% 7 30. Pediatrics No Events: 45% 1-2 Events: 35% 3-5 Events: 14% 6-10 Events: 4% 11+ Events: 0% 31. Pharmacy No Events: 46% 1-2 Events: 20% 3-5 Events: 15% 6-10 Events: 9% 11+ Events: 1% 32. Radiology No Events: 56% 1-2 Events: 32% 3-5 Events: 9% 6-10 Events: 3% 11+ Events: 0% 33. Rehabilitation No Events: 60% 1-2 Events: 30% 3-5 Events: 7% 6-10 Events: 2% 11+ Events: 0% 34. Surgery No Events: 47% 1-2 Events: 32% 3-5 Events: 14% 6-10 Events: 5% 11+ Events: 1% Process of Care Measures Entries 35 through 79 are based on data from Medicare. gov's Hospital Compare, last updated July 18, 2013. Percentages below reflect the national average. Heart attack/chest pain patient data 35. Average number of minutes before chest pain/heart attack patient was transferred to another hospital if he or she needed specialized care: 58 minutes 36. Average number of minutes before chest pain/heart attack patient got an ECG: 7 minutes 37. Percentage of chest pain/heart attack patients who got drugs to break up clots within 30 minutes of arrival: 58% 38. Percentage of chest pain/heart attack patients who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival: 97% 39. Percentage of chest pain/heart attack patients who were given fibrinolytic medication within 30 minutes of arrival: 61% 40. Percentage of chest pain/heart attack patients who were given percutaneous coronary intervention within 90 minutes of arrival: 95% 41. Percentage of Heart Attack Patients given Asprin at discharge: 99%

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