The association of acute COVID-19 infection with Patient Safety Indicator-12 events in a multisite healthcare system.

Shivang BhaktaBenjamin D PollockYoung M ErbenMichael A EdwardsKatherine H NoeSean C Dowdy Pablo Moreno Franco Jennifer B Cowart

Published in: Journal of hospital medicine (2022)

Patients with acute COVID-19 infection are at higher risk for PSI-12. The present definition of PSI-12 does not account for COVID-19. This may impact hospitals' quality performance if COVID-19 infection is not accounted for by exclusion or risk adjustment.

Keyphrases

patient safety
quality improvement
coronavirus disease
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