Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs), developed by the federally operated Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), are specifically intended to measure the occurrence rate of potentially preventable complications or adverse events that patients experience during their hospital stays. PSIs specifically measure complications and adverse events from:

• medical conditions after admission
• surgical procedures
• obstetric procedures

PSIs have shown consistently that complication and adverse event rates vary substantially across hospitals. Evidence also suggests that high complication and adverse event rates may be associated with deficiencies in the quality of care. Widespread consensus exists that healthcare providers can reduce patient complications or adverse events by improving the overall environment of care and safety. Hospital-specific data on patient-safety performance and serious medical errors has been included in the annual New Jersey Hospital Performance Report since 2009.

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