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.
Rate of wrong site, side, patient, procedure, implant events
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0.023 per 1000 admissions
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Represents the experience of 2,092,785 ASC admissions seen at 1,628 facilities between October 1 and December 31, 2019
The data trends for this measure over the last four quarters are presented below in both tabular and graphical formats.
Data Summary: Wrong Site, Side, Patient, Procedure, Implant
Reporting Period |
1Q 2019 |
2Q 2019 |
3Q 2019 |
4Q 2019 |
Number of Participating ASCs
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1,591
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1,649
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1,637
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1,628
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Number of ASC Admissions Represented
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2,030,035
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2,079,343
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2,017,477
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2,092,785
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Hospital Transfer/Admission Rate per 1000 ASC Admissions
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0.025
|
0.026
|
0.027
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0.023
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