References

'Global trigger tool' shows that adverse events in hospitals may be ten times greater than previously measured

David C. Classen, Roger Resar, Frances Griffin, Frank Federico, Terri Frankel, Nancy Kimmel, John C. Whittington, Allan Frankel, Andrew Seger, & Brent C. James (2011)

Health Affairs, 30(4), 581-589.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0190

Abstract. Classen et al.'s Global Trigger Tool study finding adverse-event rates 10× higher than voluntary-report systems suggest. The reference cited in patient-safety and healthcare-IT-evaluation literature for the persistent measurement gap in patient safety.

Tags: healthcare patient-safety measurement

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