Indiana State Health Improvement Plan (I-SHIP) - State of Indiana

INDIANA STATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Partnering for the Public’s Health
PATIENT SAFETY AND MEDICAL ERROR REPORTING
Since 2006, the Indiana State Department of Health has collected and
reported medical errors for six reportable events in hospitals and surgical
centers in the state, as outlined in Table 1.16. While some improvements
appear to have improved from 2006 to 2009, reportable events of surgical
errors and products/devices have not shown improvement. Therefore,
patient safety remains of paramount concern in terms of health
improvement planning in the state.
TABLE 1.16 MEDICAL ERROR REPORTING BY TYPE OF REPORTABLE
EVENT
Reportable Event 2006 2007 2008 2009
Surgical 39 49 48 51
Products or devices 4 2 3 5
Patient protection 0 2 4 2
Care management 33 38 42 27
Environmental 6 5 8 9
Criminal 3 9 0 0
Source: ISDH 2009