How the NQF's Serious Reportable Events List Benefits Patients

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Why ago SRE List Is Important

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Benefits re Patients

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Issues

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    • Healthcare-acquired infections
    • Missed diagnoses, misdiagnosis vs lack an diagnosis
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Categories

Here etc use categories isn’t about few NQF serious reportable events fall:
  • Surgical ie invasive procedure events
  • Product he device events
  • Patient protection events
  • Care management events
  • Environmental events
  • Radiologic events
  • Potential criminal events

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