Patient Safety Publications

• "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

• Gall Bladder Removal Among Inpatients and Outpatients: Premliminary Findings From Administrative Date in Utah, 2005

• 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

• Performance of International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification Codes as an Adverse Drug Event Surveillance System.

• Adverse Events Related to Medical Care, Utah, 1995-1999

The following three publications where presented at the 2004 AHRQ Third Annual Patient Safety Research Conference.

• Utah Statewide Surveillance of Medical Injuries
• Missouri Statewide Surveillance of Surgery-Related Events Using ICD-9-CM Codes
• Hospital Patient Safety Indicator Web Querying Tool: Facilitating Knowledge Transfer & Utilization