The Quality Improvement committee designed a global triggering tool to report the number of times an ...

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Rationale 1: A global triggering tool is a tool where a trigger for a mediation, discharge code, or lab result would be activated in order to call attention to a potential adverse event. The adverse event then could be analyzed. This process is more sensitive that voluntary reporting of adverse events. The name of the physician would not be a part of the analysis from a global triggering tool. (See Page 144 Global Trigger Tool)
Rationale 2: A global triggering tool is a tool where a trigger for a mediation, discharge code, or lab result would be activated in order to call attention to a potential adverse event. The adverse event then could be analyzed. This process is more sensitive that voluntary reporting of adverse events. The name of the patient may be needed for analysis but would not be recorded. (See Page 144 Global Trigger Tool)
Rationale 3: A global triggering tool is a tool where a trigger for a mediation, discharge code, or lab result would be activated in order to call attention to a potential adverse event. The adverse event then could be analyzed. This process is more sensitive that voluntary reporting of adverse events. (See Page 144 Global Trigger Tool)
Rationale 4: A global triggering tool is a tool where a trigger for a mediation, discharge code, or lab result would be activated in order to call attention to a potential adverse event. The adverse event then could be analyzed. This process is more sensitive that voluntary reporting of adverse events. This process does not include matching the patient’s diagnosis for appropriateness. (See Page 144 Global Trigger Tool)

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