Category: Hospital Harm

We’ve recently released our new hospital harm module and have begun working with hospitals to refine the tool and get feedback to guide future functionality. Here is some background and insight into our initial findings. BACKGROUND According to the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI), approximately 1 in every 18 hospital stays in Canada involve at least one occurrence of preventable harm, resulting in an average of four extra patient days per occurrence. The World Health Organization estimates between 20% to 40% of all health spending is wasted due to poor-quality care. This topic has received increased interest of late because of media attention and the fact that patient …