The Utah Department of Health is committed to the goal of increasing patient safety in health care facilities. Studies cited in the Institute of Medicine report, To Err Is Human, estimate that between 44,000 and 98,000 Americans die each year as the result of medical errors, with national health care costs from preventable adverse events totaling between nine and fifteen billion dollars. Through a number of collaborative initiatives, UDOH is striving to better understand the nature and occurrence of adverse events in Utah and to implement interventions aimed at reducing the incidence of adverse events.
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The Utah Department of Health is committed to the goal of increasing patient safety in health care facilities.

You can learn more about these initiatives by exploring the links on the left.
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Utah Tenth Anniversary (2001-2011) Patient Safety Report - Identifying Opportunities for Improvement

2009 Utah Sentinel Events Data Report - Identifying Opportunities for Improvement

"Using ICD-9-CM Codes in Hospital Claims Data to Detect Adverse Events in Patient Safety Surveillance" In Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches: Volume 1, published by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality at http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/advances2/. Posted 01/2009

Detection of Inpatient Health Care Associated Injuries: Comparing Two
ICD9CM Code Classifications

Limitations of using Billing Data and the ICD-9-CM Classification for Detecting Adverse Drug Events ~ 4/07

Multiple Uses of an ICD-9-CM Adverse Event Classification for Patient Safety Improvement
Poster, presented at the NAHDO 2006 National Conference

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Last updated on March 9, 2010 3:50 PM