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Any part of a patient day in the hospital during which either care is not delivered in a timely fashion or when acute hospital services are not needed or could have been safely/appropriately performed in an alternate setting, such as outpatient.

Used in transplantation; cells or tissues obtained from the same individual.

The physician assigned to oversee and coordinate the team caring for a patient during hospitalization. In teaching facilities, the attending also supervises and educates physicians-in-training, such as interns, residents, and fellows.

A substance that, when introduced into the body, stimulates the production of an antibody. Antigens include toxins, bacteria, foreign blood cells, and the cells of transplanted organs.

Information resulting from the systematic analysis of data or statistics.

Commonly referred to as a “heart attack.” Caused by a blockage in a blood vessel to the heart muscle. When blood flow is blocked, the heart muscle can die or be damaged, causing the heart to pump less well. There are evidence-based care interventions and best practices for managing AMI symptoms and for treating AMI, that are measured and reported to CMS.

A common statistic associated with the time patients are in a hospital bed. The total number of patient days, divided by the number of admissions and discharges during a specific period of time, which results in an average number of days in the hospital for each person admitted.

Used in transplantation denoting tissue, particularly stem cells, from either bone marrow or peripheral blood, that are from the same species, but antigenically distinct.

A part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, which supports research and is designed to improve the outcomes and quality of healthcare. Additionally, the organization seeks to reduce costs, address patient safety and medical errors and broaden access to effective services. The AHRQ conducts and sponsors research, which helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of healthcare services.

Any negative patient events that are expressed as symptoms, signs or laboratory abnormalities.