"We recently implemented an electronic system enabling automated detection, investigation and statistical analysis of Emergency Department return visits. The objectives of this study were to determine what proportion of triggered return ED visits represented adverse events and what patient and visit factors predicted these adverse events"
Adverse events in patients with return emergency department visits
L Calder, A Pozgay, S Riff, D Rothwell, E Youngson, N Mojaverian, A Cwinn, A Forster
BMJ Quality and Safety 2015;24:142-148 doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003194
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QIPP (Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention) aims to help NHS organisations deliver higher quality care and operate more efficiently and effectively. The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has set up a programme to implement QIPP across the trust. This blog, delivered by the RFH Medical Library, will highlight latest papers about QIPP to support the Trust as they carry out this work.
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