According to a recent 4-year study

... the mean rate of adverse events among all surgical procedure groups was 82.8 adverse events per 1,000 hospitalizations, although the rate varied widely depending upon surgical category.

Source: "Incidence of adverse events in an integrated US healthcare system: a retrospective observational study of 82,784 surgical hospitalizations," Patient Safety and Surgery, abstract only, May 27, 2014, http://www.pssjournal.com/content/8/1/23/abstract

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Provider Contracts and Quality Measurement
Quality Measurement Terms in Provider Contracts

• Issues for consideration when negotiating quality and risk based provisions
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