Performance characteristics of a methodology to quantify adverse events over time in hospitalized patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the performance characteristics of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Global Trigger Tool (GTT) to determine its reliability for tracking local and national adverse event rates.

Data sources

Primary data from 2008 chart reviews.

Study design

A retrospective study in a stratified random sample of 10 North Carolina hospitals. Hospital-based (internal) and contract research organization-hired (external) reviewers used the GTT to identify adverse events in the same 10 randomly selected medical records per hospital in each quarter from January 2002 through December 2007.

Data collection/extraction

Interrater and intrarater reliability was assessed using κ statistics on 10 percent and 5 percent, respectively, of selected medical records. Add

SUBMITTER: Sharek PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3064924 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature