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Top 10 Patient Safety "Other" Event Subcategories

In patient safety event reporting, the "Other" category often serves as a catchall for incidents that don’t fit within the standard types defined by the AHRQ’s Common Formats. Because there is no national standard for collecting "Other" events, much of the data captured is narrative-based, making it harder to analyze and potentially leading to missed opportunities for identifying risks and reducing harm.

ADNPSO conducted an in-depth patient safety data analysis of the "Other" event category, identifying key reporting trends. As a result, ADN created 33 subcategories within our event reporting application to help providers better segment and analyze these events. This enhanced categorization allows hospitals to gain more clarity, isolate patterns, and understand types of events that would otherwise remain hidden in a broad "Other" category.

To help your organization improve its patient safety reporting, we’ve compiled the Top 10 most-used subcategories from our analysis. These subcategories offer crucial insights that can help identify and mitigate underlying risks in your facility.

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