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Comments about patient safety activities: Numerous - to name a few: ISMP Medication Safety Assessment; Implementation of non-punitive culture policy; Standardization of chemotherapy order sets; Assessments using JCAHO Alert Newsletters; Medical Staff Policy on Using Leading/Trailing zeros in medication orders; Multi disciplinary Medication Safety Review Committee; Assessment using Blue Cross Safety Criteria...many more. |
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Comments about Esphagectomy for Cancer Surgery: Regarding Risk-adjusted morbidity: Data is collected on complications, rates determined, but for this procedure, data is not risk-adjusted. Regarding data submission to database: Participation depends on data security, risk-adjustment model, benchmark database and if the health system is able to assess and adjust its own data once submitted. |
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Comments about Carotid Endarectomy Surgery: Regarding Risk-adjusted morbidity: Data is collected on complications, rates determined, but for this procedure, data is not risk-adjusted. Regarding data submission to database: Participation depends on data security, risk-adjustment model, benchmark database and if the health system is able to assess and adjust its own data once submitted. |
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Comments about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Regarding Risk-adjusted Morbidity: Data on complications is collected, complication rates determined, but for this procedure, not risk-adjusted. Regarding Database: Participation depends on data security, nature of risk adjustment model, benchmark database and the health system's ability to assess and adjust its own data once submitted. |
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Comments about Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Regarding C2a: Our willingness to participate would depend on the security of the data, the nature of risk adjustment model, the benchmark database and whether or not the health system is able to assess and adjust it's own data once submitted. |
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Comments about Open Heart Surgery: Regarding morbidity; Information on complications is collected, complication rates are determined, but for these procedures, they are not risk-adjusted. |