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Slide 40. Data from one grant hospital

The "Seven Pillars" Approach: Crossing the Patient Safety—Medical Liability Chasm

Slide 40. Data from one grant hospital.

  • Large reduction in serious reportable events.
  • Already experiencing reduction in liability claims.
  • Have waived >$150K in Medicare charges.

Image: A bar/line graph shows serious events reported and liability claims by month from January 2008 until January 2012. Both decrease following intervention (noted by a red arrow), which occurred in the summer 0f 2010.

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Page last reviewed October 2014
Page originally created May 2012
Internet Citation: Slide 40. Data from one grant hospital. Content last reviewed October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2012-04-nac/mcdonald/mcdonald40.html

 

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