Developing and evaluating a trigger response system.

Kristina Cherry; Jackie Martinek; Sue Esleck; Anette Ivory; Regina Logan; John Ward

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Developing and evaluating a trigger response system.

June 3, 2009

Cherry K, Martinek J, Esleck S, et al. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2016;35(6).

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This article discusses how one hospital developed, tested, and refined the activation system for its rapid response team.

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