Wrong Site, Side, Patient, Procedure, Implant
Wrong site, wrong side, wrong patient, wrong procedure and wrong implant events are a concern for patients having outpatient procedures or surgery. There are steps that can be taken to help prevent errors such as surgery performed on the wrong part of the body or the wrong side of the body.
The frequency of ASC admissions experiencing a wrong site, wrong side, wrong patient, wrong procedure or wrong implant event while in the care of participating ASCs is shown below as a rate per 1000 admissions. Lower rates are better.
2022 Q4 Rate of Wrong Site, Side, Patient, Procedure, Implant Events
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0.025 per 1000 admissions
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Represents 2,366,441 patient admissions seen at 1,929 ASCs between 2022-10-01 and 2022-12-31
The data trends for this measure over the last four quarters as well as an annual rate for 2022 are presented below in both tabular and graphic formats. Please note that the Q3 rate has been corrected. In the Q3 report, it was incorrectly listed as 0.032.
Data Summary: Wrong Site, Side, Patient, Procedure, Implant
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2022 Q1
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2022 Q2
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2022 Q3
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2022 Q4
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Annual 2022
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Rate of Wrong Site, Side, Patient, Procedure, Implant Events per 1000 ASC Admissions
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0.025
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0.030
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0.026
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0.025
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0.026
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Number of ASC Admissions Represented
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2,101,415
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2,162,420
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2,232,533
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2,366,441
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8,862,809
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