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Using prospective clinical surveillance to identify adverse events in hospital | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Using prospective clinical surveillance to identify adverse events in hospital.




Forster AJ, Worthington JR, Hawken S, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011 Mar 1; [Epub ahead of print].

Most commonly used error detection methods are retrospective, and thus subject to biases that limit their ability to paint a comprehensive picture of safety problems. This study used trigger methodology to identify adverse events in real time, allowing for more rapid identification of system issues and implementation of targeted solutions.


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