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´óÏóÊÓƵNational Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions

The ´óÏóÊÓƵNational Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Final Results for 2014 Through 2017 (PDF, 787 KB) is a report that shows progress toward the goal of reducing hospital-acquired conditions (HACs). These are conditions that a patient develops while in the hospital being treated for something else.

The National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions, 2014 to 2017, the most recent report, shows that from 2014 to 2017, HACs fell by 13 percent, saving about 20,700 lives and about $7.7 billion in healthcare costs.

Previous reports:

Methods To Estimate the Baseline 2010 PFP National Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate (PDF, 237 KB)

To improve how the Nation tracks its progress on reducing HACs and other adverse events, ´óÏóÊÓƵis developing the ´óÏóÊÓƵQuality and Safety Review System. This patient safety surveillance system will capture information about HACs and other adverse events directly from electronic health records.

´óÏóÊÓƵawarded a contract in 2016 that developed methods and estimated the incremental inpatient financial costs and additional inpatient mortality associated with 10 selected hospital-acquired conditions. Selct to read the final report of this project, Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated With Selected Hospital-Acquired Conditions. (PDF, 1.61 MB)

Page last reviewed July 2020
Page originally created May 2014

Internet Citation: ´óÏóÊÓƵNational Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions. Content last reviewed July 2020. ´óÏóÊÓƵ, Rockville, MD.
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