Becker's Healthcare February 28, 2022
Amid the pandemic, officials have struggled to piece together an accurate picture of patient safety and care quality in the U.S., with healthcare systems overwhelmed and data backlogs prevalent.
Early metrics tracking healthcare-associated infections and other complications of care indicate significant deterioration of multiple patient safety measures amid the pandemic, according to an analysis published Feb. 12 by The New England Journal of Medicine.
Below, Becker’s has compiled data on quality care measures from both 2018 and 2020-21 in an attempt to provide further context for healthcare leaders. Data was taken from both CMS’ “Timely and Effective Care-National Averages” and “Complications and Deaths-National Averages” reports.
Data from 2018 was accessed in February 2020 and represents annual data as...
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