This statistic displays the distribution of Medicare recipients that experienced adverse and temporary harm events while in rehab hospitals in FY 2012, by clinical category. According to the data, 45.6 percent of adverse and temporary harm events were in the clinical category regarding medication.
Percentage of Medicare beneficiaries that experienced an adverse or temporary harm in a rehab hospital in 2012, by clinical category
Characteristic
Percentage of Medicare beneficiaries with an event
Medication adverse and temporary harm events
45.6%
Patient care adverse and temporary harm events
39.9%
Infection adverse and temporary harm events
14.6%
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base: rehab hospital stays and Medicare claims for 417 Medicare beneficiaries
Supplementary notes
Adverse and temporary harm events may include, but are not limited to, events related to medication change or misuse, events related to patient care or neglect, or events related to infection and improper infection control measures.
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US Department of Health and Human Services, & Office of Inspector General. (July 22, 2016). Percentage of Medicare beneficiaries that experienced an adverse or temporary harm in a rehab hospital in 2012, by clinical category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/753206/medicare-beneficiaries-that-experienced-an-adverse-or-temporary-harm-event-by-clinical-category/
US Department of Health and Human Services, und Office of Inspector General. "Percentage of Medicare beneficiaries that experienced an adverse or temporary harm in a rehab hospital in 2012, by clinical category." Chart. July 22, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753206/medicare-beneficiaries-that-experienced-an-adverse-or-temporary-harm-event-by-clinical-category/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. (2016). Percentage of Medicare beneficiaries that experienced an adverse or temporary harm in a rehab hospital in 2012, by clinical category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753206/medicare-beneficiaries-that-experienced-an-adverse-or-temporary-harm-event-by-clinical-category/
US Department of Health and Human Services, and Office of Inspector General. "Percentage of Medicare Beneficiaries That Experienced An Adverse or Temporary Harm in a Rehab Hospital in 2012, by Clinical Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753206/medicare-beneficiaries-that-experienced-an-adverse-or-temporary-harm-event-by-clinical-category/
US Department of Health and Human Services & Office of Inspector General, Percentage of Medicare beneficiaries that experienced an adverse or temporary harm in a rehab hospital in 2012, by clinical category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753206/medicare-beneficiaries-that-experienced-an-adverse-or-temporary-harm-event-by-clinical-category/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Percentage of Medicare beneficiaries that experienced an adverse or temporary harm in a rehab hospital in 2012, by clinical category [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, & Office of Inspector General, July 22, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/753206/medicare-beneficiaries-that-experienced-an-adverse-or-temporary-harm-event-by-clinical-category/
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