Nearly one in four inpatient admissions involves an adverse event, of which approximately one fourth are preventable, highlighting a significant need for patient safety improvements.
Underscores ongoing inpatient safety risks; leaves open whether targeted interventions can reduce preventable events.
Adverse events were identified in nearly one in four admissions, and approximately one fourth of the events were preventable. These findings underscore the importance of patient safety and the need for continuing improvement. (Funded by the Controlled Risk Insurance Company and the Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions.).
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