Evaluating the Patient Safety Indicators: how well do they perform on Veterans Health Administration data?

Amy K. Rosen; Peter E. Rivard; Shibei Zhao; Susan Loveland; Dennis Tsilimingras; Cindy L. Christiansen; Anne Elixhauser; Patrick S. Romano

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Evaluating the Patient Safety Indicators: how well do they perform on Veterans Health Administration data?

July 14, 2009

Rosen AK, Rivard PE, Zhao S, et al. Med Care. 2005;43(9):873-884.

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Investigators found the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Patient Safety Indicators to be a useful tool for understanding the epidemiology of adverse events in the Veterans Health Administration.

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