NQF: Common Formats for Patient Safety Data

NQF: Common Formats for Patient Safety Data

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released for public comment Common Formats for Surveillance – Hospital Version 0.3 Beta which include two general types of formats, generic and event-specific. The generic Common Formats pertain to all patient safety concerns.  The event-specific Common Formats pertain to frequently-occurring and/or serious patient safety events. The Common Formats for Surveillance – Hospital Version 0.3 Beta event-specific formats are:  Blood or Blood Product, Birth – Maternal, Birth – Neonatal, Device, Fall, Medication, Pressure Ulcer/Pressure Injury, Surgery or Anesthesia, Venous Thromboembolism, Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) - Catheter Associated Tract Infection (CAUTI) / Clostridium Difficile- Clostridioides Infection (CDI) / Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI)/ Pneumonia / Surgical Site Infection (SSI) / Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Other HAI, and Other Outcomes of Interest (OOI).This version replaces Common Formats for Surveillance – Hospital Version 0.2 Beta.

AHRQ has contracted with the National Quality Forum (NQF) to assist with gathering and analyzing feedback. To view Common Formats for Surveillance—Hospital Version 0.3 Beta and post comments through the NQF tool, please go to  http://www.qualityforum.org/Common_Formats_for_Patient_Safety_Data.aspx.

AHRQ appreciates the time and effort individuals invest in providing comments. All feedback received will be reviewed and considered to guide the development of a revised version.