PATIENTS SAFETY &ENGAGEMENT, SATISFACTION
DEATHS DUE TO PREVENTABLE MEDICAL ERRORS
210K - 440K
DEATHS IN HOSPITAL DUE TO MEDICAL ERRORS
Death
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98K
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Bad hospital care contributed to the deaths of 180
Kmedicare patients in 2010
Death
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Poor Quality Care is 3rd leading
cause of death
1in 4 MA Nurses Report Patient death resulting from
misunderstanding
1in10 patients can be harmed while in hospitalSource
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42% of life-threatening events in be healthcare are
preventable
1in 300 chance that a patient could be
harmed during healthcare interaction
Errors
1out of 20 hospitalized patients contract hospital-acquired infections in the US
Hospital infections effect 14 out of
100 patients
Hospital-acquired infections
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$3B is spent on treating hospital-acquired infections
11% of illnesses worldwide are due to diseases that are surgically treatable
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1.4M people worldwide suffer from infections acquired in hospitals each year
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Hospital-acquired infections
Medication Statistics
Medication error harms about 1.5B Americans per year
$1B Prescribing Antibiotics
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50% of complications associated with surgical care are avoided
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20% - 40% of health care spending is wasted due to poor-quality care
per year
Patient Care Statistics
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Cost of medical errors is $17 to $29 BL
500,000 patients fall each year in U.S hospitals Source
80% of medical errors involve communication problems between healthcare professionals
8%-12% of patients admitted to a European Union hospitals suffer from adverse events
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Patient Care Statistics
53% of European Union citizens reports patients could be harmed by hospital care in their country
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956 wrong-site incidents were reported
between 1995 and 2010
Patient Care Statistics
Up to 81% of patients want an equal say in their care decisions
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1/3 of health costs are the result of poor quality care Source
Patient Care Statistics$25 billion spent on preventable
hospital readmissions
$22 billion spent on poorly managed diabetes
28 never events (preventable events) identified by National Quality Forum
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Patient Care Statistics
Up to 30% of second opinions reveal that the original diagnosis was wrong or needs to be revised
Up to 90% of second opinions recommended changes to original treatment plan
Patient safety guideline are mandatory in
20 Countries
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Patient Care Statistics
36% decreases in patient complications when incorporating “safety checklists” for surgery related
proceduresSource
Checklists can reduce procedural delays by 31%Source
Patient Care Statistics
31of 167 Florida hospitals penalized up to $31M for excessive preventable injuries to
patientsSource
Digital health funding increased 31% in
2013 and surpassed $1.9 billion Source
62% chance that a large, hospital will get the HAC penalty
CMS charged a total of 2,213 hospitals
about $280 ML in readmission penalties in 2013
Medication errors, adverse drug events, injuries due to drugs-occur
25 percent of patients within 30 days of being prescribed a drug
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Patient Care Statistics
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