the following 10 potential inpatient
conditions were associated with almost $2.5 billion in costs, 24,000 potential
patient deaths and 920,000 added days in the hospital across approximately
530,000 cases:
- Acute Renal Failure
- Hypotension
- Respiratory Failure
- Sepsis/Bacteremia
- Aspiration Pneumonia
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Ulceration and Hemorrhage
- Cerebral Infarction
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Source: "Analysis reveals most
common harm events associated with high rates of mortality, costs and length of
stay," Premier inc. Press Release, June 12, 2014, https://www.premierinc.com/wps/portal/premierinc/public/newsandevents/newsreleases/newsreleases/analysis-reveals-most-common-harm-events-6-12-14
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