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• IHI Global Trigger Tool for Measuring Adverse Events (Second Edition)
  This white paper provides information on the development and methodology of the IHI Global Trigger Tool, enabling the ability to accurately identify adverse events and measure the rate of adverse events over time.
• IHI Trigger Tool for Measuring Adverse Drug Events
  A method for using "triggers," or clues, in patient records to identify ADEs that may not have been reported through traditional mechanisms).
• Training Record Set for IHI Global Trigger Tool
  Use this Training Record Set to train new reviewers how to use the IHI Global Trigger Tool for Measuring Adverse Events.

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• IHI Global Trigger Tool for Measuring Adverse Events
  The use of "triggers," or clues, to identify adverse events (AEs) is an effective method for measuring the overall level of harm in a health care organization.
• IHI Global Trigger Tool Training Resources
  A suggested plan and resources to help train reviewers on the IHI Global Trigger Tool methodology.
• IHI Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Adverse Event Trigger Tool
  The ICU Adverse Event Trigger Tool provides instructions for conducting a retrospective review of patient records using triggers to identify possible adverse events.
• IHI Outpatient Adverse Event Trigger Tool
  This tool is used to identify outpatient-related adverse events using specifically defined "triggers" (or clues).
• IHI Perinatal Trigger Tool
  The Perinatal Trigger Tool provides instructions for conducting a retrospective review of patient records using triggers to identify possible adverse events causing any physical harm to the infant or mother.

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• WIHI: The Power to Detect and Improve: Revisiting the IHI Global Trigger Tool and Adverse Events
  April 14, 2011 | The authors discuss a new study in Health Affairs that finds that the IHI Global Trigger Tool identified at least ten times more confirmed, serious events than other methods.
• WIHI: The Power to Detect and Reduce Harm: IHI’s Global Trigger Tool and Adverse Events in the US
  October 21, 2010 | This WIHI provides a window into research findings from a series of reports from the Office of Inspector General and their significance for patient safety, harm detection, improvement work, and policy reform going forward. The IHI Global Trigger Tool for identifying adverse events is also a focus of the discussion.

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• Passport Exclusive: Improvement Skills to Empower Front-Line Nurses II
  This recording discusses Managing Patient Care Risk: Beyond the Checklist. How does the front-line nurse engage her team, foster communication, and improve teamwork — the three requirements for effective use of a checklist?
• Passport Exclusive: Improvement Skills to Empower Front Line Nurses I
  This recording discusses Developing a Sensitivity to Risk, including many tools that can help uncover and reduce risk and patient harm.