Safety

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Age-standardized suicide rate
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Hand hygiene (by hospital audit)
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VRE infection rate
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MRSA infection rate or Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus specific infection rate
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Clostridium difficile associated disease rate
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Staff perceptions of patient safety at the unit level, very good or excellent
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Inpatient fall rate
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Left without being seen from the emergency room
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Obstetric trauma: vaginal delivery with instrument
(The following description comes from the source organization.) This indicator measures the rate of obstetric trauma (lacerations that are third degree or greater in severity) for instrument-assisted vaginal deliveries.
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Potentially inappropriate medication prescribed to seniors
(The following description comes from the source organization.) The rate of seniors who have a claim from the Beers list (American Geriatrics Society [AGS] 2015 Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults)