Development of a trigger tool to identify adverse events and no-harm incidents that affect patients admitted to home healthcare.
Lindblad M, Schildmeijer K, Nilsson L, et al. Development of a trigger tool to identify adverse events and no-harm incidents that affect patients admitted to home healthcare. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018;27(7):502-511. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006755.
This study describes the development and validation of a trigger tool to identify possible adverse events among patients receiving home health care. The final result of 38 triggers with an overall positive predictive value of 41% suggests that this approach may be valid, if time-intensive, for safety work in home health care.