Adverse Events in Canadian Hospitals
Recent studies have estimated that between 44,000 to 98,000 deaths per year are related to health system (hospital-related) errors in the U.S., many of which were preventable. Given that no similar studies had been done to estimate hospital-based adverse events in Canada, a research project sponsored by CIHI and CIHR was undertaken.
The goal of this research project was to determine:
- the extent of adverse events, both avoidable and unavoidable, in Canadian hospitals; and
- the availability of routinely collected data that could help monitor and reduce adverse events.
Documents
- New CIHI analysis shows varying rates of adverse events in Canada
- Release of final research results
- Summary of research methodology
Other Related Documents
- A new report released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows that nearly a quarter of Canadian adults (5.2 million people) report that they, or a member of their family, have experienced a preventable adverse event. The report Health Care in Canada 2004 is CIHI's fifth annual publication on the state of the health care system.
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