Exploring similarities and differences in hospital adverse event rates between Norway and Sweden using Global Trigger Tool

Conclusions
The level of patient safety in acute care hospitals, as assessed by GTT, was essentially the same in both countries. The differences between the countries in the rates of several types of AEs provide new incentives for Norwegian and Swedish governing bodies to address patient safety issues.

Source: BMJ Open - March 19, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Deilkas, E. T., Risberg, M. B., Haugen, M., Lindstrom, J. C., Nylen, U., Rutberg, H., Michael, S. Tags: Open access, Health policy, Health services research Source Type: research