Flensburg (14. Mai 2010) - The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has actually published the German translation of the IHI Global Trigger Tool. It arised within the scope of the Interreg4A- Research project, which is powered by EU- expenses, of the Fachhochschule Flensburg and 25 Hospitals of the border region between southern Denmark and Schleswig- Holstein. The hospitals work with this instrument since a short while and expect the first measurement results in the middle of the year.
The IHI Global Trigger Tool displays an uncomplicated method to measure unexpected events (UE) whereby occurred patient harm can be identified precisely. The utilization of this measure instrument serves the detection of security gaps and the longitudinal monitoring of the patients safety level.