Only half of Oregon's licensed surgery centers are participating in the state's voluntary quality reporting system, established in 2007, according to an Oregon Live report.
Among the 43 surgery centers that have joined the effort, less than two-thirds reported details of adverse events last year, according to the report. The Oregon Patient Safety Commission established the system four years ago and currently receives data from 56 of the state's 58 hospitals and three-quarters of the state's nursing homes.
Kecia Rardin, president of the Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, said smaller centers run by a single practice may lack the staffing resources to participate in reporting. She said centers may also be unaware how important it is to report quality data.
According to the report, four years of Oregon reporting have revealed that unexpected admission to a hospital within 48 hours of treatment accounted for 54 percent of harmful events reported by surgery centers. Surgical infection, the second most common event, accounted for 17 percent of harmful events.
Read the Oregon Live report on quality reporting in surgery centers.
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Among the 43 surgery centers that have joined the effort, less than two-thirds reported details of adverse events last year, according to the report. The Oregon Patient Safety Commission established the system four years ago and currently receives data from 56 of the state's 58 hospitals and three-quarters of the state's nursing homes.
Kecia Rardin, president of the Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, said smaller centers run by a single practice may lack the staffing resources to participate in reporting. She said centers may also be unaware how important it is to report quality data.
According to the report, four years of Oregon reporting have revealed that unexpected admission to a hospital within 48 hours of treatment accounted for 54 percent of harmful events reported by surgery centers. Surgical infection, the second most common event, accounted for 17 percent of harmful events.
Read the Oregon Live report on quality reporting in surgery centers.
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