title: Scorecards: a new method to prevent adverse drug events? Preliminary results from a clinical field study.
abstract: In the field of the detection and prevention of preventable ADEs, several methods have been explored to decrease the rate of ADEs due to monitoring errors. This paper describes an innovative method that aims at improving patient safety by increasing ADEs' awareness of healthcare professionals. To this end, ADE-scorecards that provide healthcare professionals with retrospective data about ADEs' causes and rates have been developed. In order to evaluate the impact of this method on the ADE rate, in-field clinical tests have been set up. Data were collected by both qualitative (semi-structured interviews) and quantitative methods (log analysis and ADE rate calculation). Preliminary results reveal that ADE-scorecards are well-accepted by most of the healthcare professionals who intend to use them as discussion supports and/or learning tools. Thus, ADE-scorecards seem to be a relevant method to improve patient safety by increasing ADE-awareness of healthcare professionals.
authors.affiliation: INSERM CIC-IT Evalab, CHU Lille, UDSL EA2694, Univ Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France. romaric.marcilly@univ-lille2.fr
authors.forename: Romaric
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marcilly
authors.forename: Werner O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Hackl
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luyckx
authors.forename: Elske
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ammenwerth
mesh_terms: D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000145:classification* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control