Only 7 percent of hospitals meet Leapfrog medication error prevention (CPOE) standards and few hospitals are  meeting mortality standards, according to the 2008 Leapfrog Hospital Survey, released Wednesday.

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Other highlights of the 2008 hospital survey include:

• Low percentages of reporting hospitals are meeting volume and risk-adjusted mortality standards or adhering to nationally endorsed process measures for eight high-risk procedures, where following nationally endorsed and evidence-based guidelines is known to save lives:
  • 43 percent for heart bypass surgery;
  • 35 percent for heart angioplasty;
  • 32 percent for high-risk deliveries;
  • 23 percent for pancreatic resections;
  • 16 percent for bariatric surgery;
  • 15 percent for esophagectomy;
  • 7 percent for aortic valve replacement; and
  • 5 percent for aortic abdominal aneurysm repair.
• Sixty-five percent of participating hospitals do not have all recommended policies in place to prevent common hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).

Full article:  Most hospitals fall short on safety measures, Leapfrog survey shows

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