Enhancing Medical Care: The Computerized Critical Incident Technique (CCIT) Survey,

Abstract

Iatrogenic illness and injury are a major source of morbidity and mortality for hospitalized patients. However, little is known about the incidence, nature, and causes of adverse medical events. The objective of this project was to develop a survey that could be used to assess adverse medical events. The survey was designed to obtain systematic information about adverse medical events. The critical incident technique was used to develop the Computerized Critical Incident (CCIT) survey. A test version of the survey (CCIT-I) was installed in the Intensive Care Unit of a major military hospital; 482 incident reports were collected. The survey system was positively received by the staff and the reports resulted in a number of corrective actions. The survey was revised to correct several problems. The second version of the survey (CCIT-II) was evaluated by subject matter experts. The feedback provided by the subject matter experts were used as the basis for a second revision. This resulted in the third, current version of the survey (CCIT-III).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA331452

Entities

People

  • Karen Freeman
  • Stephanie Booth-Kewley

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Databases
  • Drug Therapy
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Facilities
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Instructions
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Ratings
  • Surveys
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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