CONCLUSION
This practice innovation is conceptually
simple: adapt the methodology of a nationallevel
study of ADEs to use at the level of a
single hospital. The project’s results and implications
are relevant and useful. Developing
the ability to use thismethod of ADE detection
in a hospital setting should be within the grasp
of all but the most resource-challenged organizations.
The efficiency, simplicity, and sustainability
of the methodology make it useful
for quality and patient safety management and
monitoring.