ICD10monitor August 12, 2024
Preventable medical errors, infections, and injuries are too common in American hospitals, killing an estimated 250,000 people a year and harming many more. A recent report issued by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) estimated that one in four Medicare patients experienced unintended harm during their hospital stays.
The good news is that we are finally seeing progress nationally, with significant improvements in safety indicators reported over the past decade. One major policy strategy that contributed to this change: leadership from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In 2010, CMS expanded public reporting by hospitals on rates of patient safety events, and thanks to the Affordable Care Act,...
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