Measuring the economic impact of hospital-acquired complications on an acute health service.
ConclusionsThis study shows the economic impact of HACs from the perspective of an individual health service. The methodology used demonstrates how other health services could determine safety priorities corresponding to their own casemix.What is known about the topic?HACs are a major issue in Australian health care; however, their effect on cost and LOS at the individual health service level is not well quantified.What does this paper add?Additional cost and LOS implications for 16 high-priority HACs have been quantified within an Australian health service. There is substantial variation in terms of the number of HACs and the economic impact of each HAC.What are the implications for practitioners?This study provides a template for other health services to assess the economic impact of HACs corresponding to their own casemix and to inform targeted patient safety programs.
PMID: 33334417 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian Health Review - Category: Hospital Management Authors: Fernando-Canavan L, Gust A, Hsueh A, Tran-Duy A, Kirk M, Brooks P, Knight J Tags: Aust Health Rev Source Type: research
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