Becker's Healthcare February 2, 2022
Measures of ASC patient fall rates and hospital transfers decreased in the third quarter of 2021, according to an ASC Quality Collaboration report.
The report collected clinical quality data from 1,758 ASCs reflecting patient admissions from July through Sept. 30. ASC chains that participated included AMSURG, Surgical Care Affiliates and United Surgical Partners International.
Five things to know:
1. The fall and hospital transfer rates fell compared to previous quarters in 2021. The patient fall rate per 1,000 ASC admissions was .15 in the third quarter compared to 0.18 in the second quarter and 0.2 in the first quarter. The rate of hospital transfers after an ASC visit was 0.82 per 1,000 admissions in the third quarter compared to 0.89...
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