Mix of methods is needed to identify adverse events in general practice: a prospective observational study.
Wetzels R, Wolters R, van Weel C, et al. Mix of methods is needed to identify adverse events in general practice: a prospective observational study. BMC Fam Pract. 2008;9:35. doi:10.1186/1471-2296-9-35.
Five methods of adverse event detection—physician reporting, pharmacist reporting, patient surveys, medical record review, and review of deceased patients—were compared in this study. No single method was unequivocally superior.
Wetzels R, Wolters R, van Weel C, et al. Mix of methods is needed to identify adverse events in general practice: a prospective observational study. BMC Fam Pract. 2008;9:35. doi:10.1186/1471-2296-9-35.