Application of a trigger tool in near real time to inform quality improvement activities: A prospective study in a general medicineward

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 272-281

  Wong, Brian M ^a   Dyal, Sonia ^b   Etchells, Edward E ^a   Knowles, Sandra ^c   Gerard, Lauren ^d   Diamantouros, Artemis ^a   Mehta, Rajin ^a   Liu, Barbara ^a   Baker, G Ross ^e   Shojania, Kaveh G ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL HANDOVER; FEMALE; GENERAL MEDICAL WARD; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSPECTIVE CLINICAL SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; REVIEW; TEAMWORK; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WARD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; NEAR MISS (HEALTH CARE); ONTARIO; PROCEDURES; SAFETY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEAR MISS, HEALTHCARE; ONTARIO; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84924935961     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003432     Document Type: Review

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