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-> failures accounted for the majority of quality of care problems with
actual or potential adverse effects for both Medicare (63.0%) and
Medicaid (75.7%) patients. Among Medicare patients, the treatment of
infections and antibiotic use, fluid and electrolyte management, and
inappropriate drug use were among the leading causes of quality of care
problems. Attending physicians were associated with the majority of
Medicare quality of care problems while house staff and attending ->
physicians were associated with the majority of those among Medicaid
patients.
The results of this study indicate that there are several leading
causes of quality of care problems among Medicare and Medicaid
patients. Treatment problems and monitoring failures together comprise
the majority of such problems. Among Medicare patients, it was found TI:
that most quality of care problems were associated with the treatment
of infections and antibiotic use, fluid and electrolyte management, and
inappropriate drug use. Most quality of care problems among Medicaid
DE patients were associated with these categories as well as with labor
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