Potentially Preventable
Complications (PPCs) are harmful events or negative outcomes that develop after
hospital admission and may result from processes involved in care and treatment
rather than from natural progression of the underlying illness. Therefore,
these complications are potentially preventable. Ideally, all PPCs should be
preventable with the provision of quality care. However, in practice, varying
levels of PPCs are observed. As such, PPCs are an important measure for
quantifying the quality of health care.
The Department of State
Health Services (DSHS) is required to publicly report information on Texas
hospitals regarding risk-adjusted outcome rates for PPCs. The outcome rates are
determined by DSHS to be the most effective measures of quality and efficiency.
In publishing the report, DSHS may not disclose the identity of a patient or
health care professional.
Below is the list of
available PPC reports by calendar year:
2012
2013 – N/A.
2014
2015
2016