Posted by Sten Westgard, MSIt's almost mandatory that any presentation or report discussing patient safety references the landmark IOM report of 2000: To Err is Human - Building a Safer Health System. The takeaway quote from this report is that US hospitals were causing 44,000 to 98,000 deaths that were otherwise preventable. That is, hospitals were causing tens of thousands of avoidable deaths.
A recent paper has attempted to revise that estimate, focusing on Preventable Adverse Events (PAEs) that contributed to the death of patients. Can you guess how lethal US hospitals are now?
4,000 to 10,000 PAEs per year
44,000 to 98,0000 PAEs per year
100,000 to 200,000 PAEs per year
210,000 to 440,000 PAEs per year
The answer, after the jump...
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Posted by Sten Westgard, MS
The biggest news coming out of the AACC/ASCLS conference in Houston was made by Judy Yost of CMS.
So the new future is IQCP. Remember what that stands for?
It's Quickly Coming to Pass
I've Quit Caring about Performance
It's Quackery, Chaos, and Pablum
I'm Quietly Compromising my Processes
And the answer, after the jump...
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Posted by Sten Westgard, MS
As we near the annual AACC/ASCLS convention, it's time for our annual contest to rear its ugly head again: The "Westgard Wear" Raffle:
Our annual tradition is to offer visitors to our booth a chance to win a piece of "Westgard Wear":
See more details after the jump...
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Posted by Sten Westgard, MS