Health services research
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Health services research · Oct 2014
Characterization of adverse events detected in a large health care delivery system using an enhanced global trigger tool over a five-year interval.
To report 5 years of adverse events (AEs) identified using an enhanced Global Trigger Tool (GTT) in a large health care system. ⋯ AEs are common and potentially amenable to prevention. GTT-identified AEs are seldom caught by commonly used AE-detection systems.