Application of a trigger tool in near real time to inform quality improvement activities: a prospective study in a general medicine ward
Conclusions
Prospective application of an augmented trigger tool identified a wide range of factors contributing to AEs. However, the majority of contributing factors accounted for a small number of AEs, and more general categories were too heterogeneous to inform specific interventions. Successfully using trigger tools to stimulate quality improvement activities may require development of a framework that better classifies events that share contributing factors amenable to the same intervention.
Source: Quality and Safety in Health Care - Category: Health Management Authors: Wong, B. M., Dyal, S., Etchells, E. E., Knowles, S., Gerard, L., Diamantouros, A., Mehta, R., Liu, B., Baker, G. R., Shojania, K. G. Tags: Original research Source Type: research