title: [Transferability of patient safety indicators to the German hospital setting: results of a Delphi survey].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the transferability of 14 evidence-based patient safety indicators (PSI) to the German hospital system.
  
  
  METHODS
  A two-staged modified multidisciplinary Delphi process was used, applying the scientific criteria of the QUALIFY instrument.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eleven of the 14 PSI were judged to be transferable to and feasible in the German hospital setting.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The consented PSI are potentially suitable for German quality assurance measurement. Prior to implementation, further operationalisation and empirical validation is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Patientensicherheit der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelm-Universität Bonn, Bonn. Electronic address: vera.weingaertner@uk-koeln.de.
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Weingärtner
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maass
authors.forename: Silke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuske
authors.forename: Constanze
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lessing
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schrappe
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003697:Delphi Technique; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005858:Germany; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Delphi survey; Delphi-Befragung; Patientensicherheitsindikator; QUALIFY instrument; QUALIFY-Instrument; Qualitätsindikator; patient safety indicator; quality indicator; transferability; Übertragbarkeit