Statewide identification of adverse events using retrospective nurse review: methods and outcomes.
Silver MP, Hougland P, Elder S, et al. Statewide identification of adverse events using retrospective nurse review: methods and outcomes. J Nurs Meas. 2007;15(3):220-32.
In this study of hospital discharges from Missouri and Utah, nurse reviewers were able to identify iatrogenic injury at rates that compared favorably to physician reviewers.