Global Trigger Tool Implementation Toolkit

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Global Trigger Tool Implementation Toolkit

Last Modified: 04/27/2011

Florida Hospital
Orlando, Florida, USA

This compendium of resources was developed, or adapted from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), to assist in the hospital's implementation of the IHI Global Trigger Tool.

The toolkit includes the following:

Database for data aggregation, tracking, trending, and reporting
Example reports
Standard operating procedure
Educational agenda
Project charter
Process flow
Hospital-specific FAQs

Directions

Florida Hospital Global Trigger Tool Implementation Toolkit is available for download on the SafetyLeaders.org website.

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