Hospitals and health systems can use Targeted Injury Detection Systems, commonly known as triggers, to screen for patient safety events, according to a new Patient Safety Primer. Triggers have become a widely used way to analyze medical records in order to identify patient safety events, measure the frequency with which such events occur, and track the progress of safety initiatives over time. Triggers alert patient safety professionals to possible events so they can review the medical record to determine if an actual or potential patient safety event has occurred. The main value of triggers is efficiency, since a complete review of every medical record to find adverse events is time intensive. When a trigger correctly identifies an adverse event, analysis can uncover causes or contributing factors, and interventions can be developed to prevent such events. When reviewers are properly trained to interpret alerts, triggers are a practical tool for routine improvement efforts. Select to access the Patient Safety Primer on AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet):https://psnet.ahrq.gov/
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