Preventable Medical Errors is the 3rd leading cause of death in America. US hospitals are penalized for poor quality. Doctella.com helps hospitals improve patient safety, education, education and empowerment.

1. PATIENTS SAFETY &
ENGAGEMENT,
SATISFACTION

2. DEATHS DUE TO PREVENTABLE MEDICAL
ERRORS
210K - 440K
DEATHS IN HOSPITAL DUE TO MEDICAL ERRORS
Death
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98K
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3. Bad hospital care contributed to the deaths of
180Kmedicare patients in 2010
Death
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Poor Quality Care is 3rdleading cause of
death
1in 4MA Nurses Report Patient death resulting from misunderstanding

4. 1in10patients can be harmedwhile in hospital
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42%of life-threatening events in be healthcare are
preventable
1in 300chance that a patient could be
harmedduring healthcare interaction
Errors

5. 1out of 20hospitalized patients contract hospital-acquired
infections in the US
Hospital infections effect 14out of
100patients
Hospital-acquired
infections
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6. $3Bis spent on treating hospital-acquired infections
11%of illnesses worldwide are due to diseases that
are surgically treatable
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1.4Mpeople worldwide suffer from infections acquired
in hospitals each year
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Hospital-acquired
infections

7. Medication Statistics
Medication error harms about 1.5BAmericans per year
$1BPrescribing Antibiotics
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50% of complications associated with surgical care are
avoided
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8. 20% - 40% of health care spending is
wasted due to poor-quality care
per year
Patient Care Statistics
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Cost of medical errors is $17to $29 BL
500,000patients fall each year in U.S
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9. 80%of medical errors involve communication problems
between healthcare professionals
8%-12%of patients admitted to a European
Union hospitals suffer from adverse events
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Patient Care Statistics
53%of European Union citizens reports patients could
be harmed by hospital care in their country
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956wrong-site incidents were reported between
1995and 2010
Patient Care Statistics
Up to 81%of patients want an equal
say in their care decisions
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1/3of health costs are the result of poor quality care
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11. Patient Care Statistics
$25 billionspent on preventable hospital
readmissions
$22 billionspent on poorly
managed diabetes
28never events (preventable events)
identified by National Quality Forum
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12. Patient Care Statistics
Up to 30%of second opinions reveal that the original
diagnosis was wrong or needs to be revised
Up to 90%of second opinions recommended changes
to original treatment plan
Patient safety guideline are mandatory in
20Countries
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13. Patient Care Statistics
36%decreases in patient complications when incorporating
“safety checklists” for surgery related procedures
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Checklists can reduce procedural delays by 31%
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14. Patient Care Statistics
31of 167Florida hospitals penalized up to
$31Mfor excessive preventable injuries to patients
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Digital health funding increased 31%in 2013
and surpassed $1.9 billion
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15. 62%chance that a large, hospital will get the HAC penalty
CMS charged a total of 2,213hospitals about
$280 MLin readmission penalties in 2013
Medication errors, adverse drug events, injuries due to drugs-occur 25
percent of patients within 30 days of being prescribed a drug
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Patient Care Statistics

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