PMID- 25286432
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160927
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 0300-8495 (Print)
IS  - 0300-8495 (Linking)
VI  - 43
IP  - 10
DP  - 2014 Oct
TI  - The use of a global trigger tool to inform quality and safety in Australian 
      general practice: a pilot study.
PG  - 723-6
AB  - BACKGROUND: Systems to identify risks and adverse events (AEs) in Australia are 
      limited. This study aims to explore whether general practice records contain 
      information on AEs, and to conduct a pilot study on the type and frequency of AEs 
      in general practice in Australia, using a global trigger tool (GTT). METHODS: 
      Five practices were recruited and consented to collect data. Practice nurses were 
      trained to collect data at their practices. Rec-ords from randomly sampled 
      patients aged 75 years or older were reviewed. RESULTS: A total of 428 patient 
      records were reviewed. A total of 44 AEs were detected in 41 records. The 
      percentage of patients with an AE was 9.6%. Most low preventability AEs (21/29) 
      were medication incidents. DISCUSSION: The study found that significant levels of 
      information about AEs exist in general practice medical records and rates of harm 
      are broadly in line with a similar study in Scotland.
FAU - Hibbert, Peter
AU  - Hibbert P
AD  - BAppSc (Physio), Grad Dip Comp, Grad Econ, Program Manager, Australian Institute 
      of Health Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, and Visiting 
      Research Fellow, Centre for Sleep Research, University of South Australia, 
      Adelaide, SA.
FAU - Williams, Helena
AU  - Williams H
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Australia
TA  - Aust Fam Physician
JT  - Australian family physician
JID - 0326701
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Australia
MH  - Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
MH  - Female
MH  - General Practice/*standards
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - *Medical Errors
MH  - *Patient Safety
MH  - Pilot Projects
MH  - Quality Indicators, Health Care/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Quality of Health Care/*standards
EDAT- 2014/10/07 06:00
MHDA- 2016/09/28 06:00
CRDT- 2014/10/07 06:00
PHST- 2014/10/07 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/10/07 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/09/28 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Aust Fam Physician. 2014 Oct;43(10):723-6.