Complicated Healthcare
Problem: Medical Errors
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High-quality healthcare is defined as care that is safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient and equitable. The hospital inpatient mortality rate (the proportion of patients who die during or shortly after admission to hospital) would be expected to reflect the safety, effectiveness and timeliness of care. A hospital's mortality rates are compared with U.S. National rates to determine whether patients admitted to the hospital have mortality rates that are lower (better) than the U.S. National rate, about the same as the U.S. National rate, or higher (worse) than the U.S. National rate, given how sick they were when they were admitted to the hospital.
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There are an estimated 715,000 to 776,000 hospital deaths each year in the United States. Estimates of preventable hospital deaths from medical errors range from about 250,000 annually to as high as 440,000. Flaws contributing to preventable mortality include delays in responding to deteriorating patients, suboptimal critical care, hospital-acquired infections, postoperative complications, medication reactions, and community issues such as the availability of hospice care.
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Saying "NO" to Complicated Healthcare
Solution: ValuTrax III™
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SafeCareSoft - EMR-based software
Our automated applications target postoperative complications and medication reactions to minimize hospital acquired conditions (HACRP). The metrics of the HACRP encourages hospitals to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of acute inpatient care for patients by:
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