Study: Patient Mortality Drops by a Third With Review Committee

Patient mortality at Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Health System dropped approximately one-third with the implementation of a mortality review committee, according to a study in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.

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In 2006, the University of Pennsylvania Health System established an interdisciplinary Mortality Review Committee, which analyzed administrative data and charts to identify opportunities to improve care.

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