AHRQ Views Blog: Fresh Data Show Patient Safety Improving, But Advances Still Needed in Many Areas

A Fresh Look at the Data Shows Patient Safety Improving Overall, With Improvement Still Needed in Many Areas | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

Fresh Data Show Patient Safety Improving, But Advances Still Needed in Many Areas

Jeff Brady, M.D., M.P.H., director of AHRQ’s Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, and Karen Chaves, M.H.S, Director of AHRQ’s National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Program, highlight data in the  newly releasedChartbook on Patient Safety. The Chartbook, based on AHRQ’s recently released2017 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report, shows that the nation’s efforts to improve the safety of health care resulted in some encouraging overall gains between 2000 and 2016. However, there is much room for improvement, particularly for people of color and people in poor households. The Chartbook findings also identify ongoing safety concerns. Quantifying these challenges provides essential information to inform future quality improvement efforts.

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