Clinical statistics
1. Antibiotics administered on time
2. Employee incident reports, such as falls in the OR
3. ED care within 24 hours of surgery
4. Transfer of patients to the hospital
5. Medication errors
6. Other unexpected complications
7. Stays in post-op lasting more than two hours
8. Patient burns during surgery
9. Patient deaths
10. Patient falls
11. Post-surgical wound infections
12. Return to surgery from post-op
13. Sharps injuries to employees or patients
14. Surgical site hair removal
15. Wrong-site patient procedures
Business office statistics
1. Claims denied
2. Claims filed
3. Meeting collection goals
4. Dictations delayed more than 48 hours
5. Number of medical records audited
6. Physicians credentialed each month
7. Procedures incorrectly scheduled
8. Patient satisfaction scores
9. Number of patient surveys filled out and returned
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