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The preliminary development and testing of a global trigger tool to detect error and patient harm in primary-care records.
de Wet C, Bowie P. Postgrad Med J. 2009;85:176-180.
A novel trigger tool successfully identified errors in primary care patients, but concerns were raised regarding the tool's practicality for routine use.
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