Table 3: Total Incremental Cost and Patient Days Associated with Voluntary Event Reports

Event Type	Cost per Event	Number of Events	Total Cost	Days per Event	Total Days
Medication	$913	4543	$4,149,346	0.52	2364
Treatment	$501	4622	$2,316,702	0.25	701
Fall	$897	1025	$919,507	0.68	1162
Equipment	$489	635	$310,808	0.25	124
Behavioral	$659	569	$375,126	0.20	238
Loss/Exposure	$552	542	$299,448	0.42	265
Overall	$749	11936	$8,370,937	0.43	4854

Notes: Total cost and days for each event report type of is calculated by multiplying the type-specific per event estimate by the number events of that type. The total cost and days reported above is the sum of the type-specific total cost and days to reflect the frequency of each event type. The overall cost and days per event estimate reported above in italics is from the initial regressions that did not contain type dummy variables and is not used in the calculation of total cost and days.

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Table 4: Distribution of Medication Event Subtypes

Medication Subtype	Percent of Medication Events	Percent with No Harm
Omission	30%	95%
Other	14%	86%
Wrong Dose	11%	95%
Wrong Time	9%	99%
Wrong Drug	7%	97%
Infiltration/Phlebitis	6%	35%
Incomplete Documentation	6%	98%
Wrong Rate	5%	94%
Wrong Patient	3%	99%
Narcotic Count Related	2%	99%
Wrong Solution	2%	96%
Wrong Route	2%	93%
Wasted Blood/Blood Products	1%	91%
Wrong Preparation	1%	90%
Adverse Reaction	1%	49%
Contra Indication	1%	91%

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Table 5: Distribution of Fall Event Subtypes

Fall Subtype	Percent of Fall Events	Percent with No Harm
From Bed	35%	82%
From Walk/Stand	34%	81%
From Commode/Toilet	10%	78%
From Chair/Stool	8%	89%
Other	6%	75%
Visitor Fall	3%	79%
In Hallway	1%	82%
From Wheelchair	1%	100%
From Table/Stretcher	1%	57%
From Shower/Tub	0%	80%

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Table 6: Distribution of Treatment Event Subtypes

Treatment Subtype	Percent of Treatment Events	Percent with No Harm
Delayed	27%	94%
Omitted	26%	94%
Incorrect	15%	92%
Other	14%	90%
Procedural Complication	3%	52%
Wrong Patient	3%	89%
Count Discrepancy	3%	99%
Skin Issue	2%	51%
H&P Issue	1%	100%
Contamination	1%	92%
Unattended Delivery	1%	95%
Wrong Time	1%	96%
Injury	0%	65%
Test Discrepancy	0%	100%
Unexpected Death	0%	50%
Latex Sensitivity	0%	83%
Wrong Site	0%	100%

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Table 7: Distribution of Equipment Event Subtypes

Equipment Subtype	Percent of Equipment Events	Percent with No Harm
Malfunction	49%	91%
Other	19%	89%
Not Available	16%	88%
SMDA Related	8%	86%
Incorrect	6%	97%
Improper Disposal	3%	95%

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Table 8: Distribution of Behavioral Event Subtypes

Behavioral Subtype	Percent of Behavioral Events	Percent with No Harm
Complaint	35%	91%
Other	26%	94%
Verbal Abuse	9%	98%
Physical Abuse/Threat	8%	77%
Unable to Contact Physician	6%	97%
Elopement	4%	100%
Self Inflicted Injury	4%	50%
AMA	4%	100%
Suicide Attempt	2%	73%
Legal Action/Threat of Action	1%	100%
Trespassing	1%	100%
Contraband	1%	100%
Illegal Drugs/Weapons	0%	100%
Sexual Abuse	0%	100%

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Table 9: Distribution of Loss Event Subtypes

Loss Subtype	Percent of Loss Events	Percent with No Harm
Lost/Damaged/Stolen	41%	98%
Other	35%	92%
Exposure	13%	90%
Environmental	10%	96%
Signage Not Used	0%	100%

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