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NYC hospitals share data on quality, patient safety
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Oct. 8, 2007
New York City's public hospitals last month put online extensive data about their performances on health care quality and patient safety. A few other New York state hospitals voluntarily report such information.
The system, New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., publishes:
- Annual mortality rates, and 30-day mortality rates for heart attack and heart failure.
- Adherence rates to guidelines for heart care, pneumonia and prevention of infections.
- Rates of falls, pressure ulcers and effective pain treatment for long-term care patients.
- Rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia and central-line-associated bloodstream infections for intensive care patients.
The data are available at the Health and Hospitals Corp. Web site (link).
Reporting of hospital-acquired infections is mandatory in New York, though health department officials have not yet publicly released data.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2007/10/08/prbf1008.htm.
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