The application of the Global Trigger Tool: a systematic review. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

The application of the Global Trigger Tool: a systematic review. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published August 2016

The application of the Global Trigger Tool: a systematic review.

Hibbert PD, Molloy CJ, Hooper TD, et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2016 Sep 24; [Epub ahead of print].

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Global Trigger Tool is widely used to identifyadverse events. This systematic review found variation in how the tool is implemented, with differing rates of adverse events detected. The authors suggest modifying the trigger tool to capture errors of omission and to assess the preventability of events identified.

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