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: Tags: Original research Source Type: research