Focus Area 17Medical Product SafetyProgress Review.ppt

Focus Area 17:Medical Product SafetyProgress Review November 5, 2003 Health Care Quality Framework Estimated Annual Burden Adverse Medical Events 44,000 to 98,000 deaths Total national cost: $36.7 to $50 billion Adverse Drug Events (ADE) 7,000 deaths due to medication error 2 out of 100 admissions experience preventable ADE Average increased hospital cost of preventable ADE: $4,700 per admission or $ 2 billion nationwide Number of Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Effects of Medical Treatment Medical Product Safety Objectives 17-1* Monitoring of adverse medical events: a. associated with medical therapies b. associated with medical devices 17-2* Linked, automated information systems used: a. by health care professionals in hospitals and integrated health systems b. by pharmacists and other dispensers 17-3* Provider review of medication taken by patients 17-4* Receipt of useful information about prescription from pharmacies 17-5 Receipt of oral counseling about medication from: a. prescribers b. dispensers 17-6 Blood donation * Source: 2001 Institute of Medicine Report, Envisioning the National Health Care Quality. Source: 1999 Institute of Medicine report, To Err Is Human Building a Safer Health System. Leading Causes of Death: 2001 1. Heart disease 2. Malignant neoplasm 3. Cerebrovascular 4. Chronic lower respiratory 5. Unintentional injury 6. Diabetes 7. Influenza and pneumonia 8. Alzheimer’s disease 9. Nephritis 10. Septicemia 700,142 553,768 163,538 123,013 101,537 71,372 62,034 53,852 39,480 Adverse medical events (estimated): 44,000 – 98,000 * Source: CDC, NCHS, National Vital Statistics System. * Institute of Medicine report estimate. Total Number of Deaths: 2,416,425 32,238 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2001 Number of visits (thousands) Note: Data for 1994-2000 are 2-year averages. Source: CDC, NCHS, National Hospital Ambulator