Reporting adverse events at geriatric facilities: categorization by type of adverse event and function of reporting personnel.

Purpose: Adverse events and patient care-related adverse events are a challenging universal problem, among elder residents of geriatric facilities. The aim of this study was to examine which types of adverse events are characteristic of the geriatric center studied and which of the nursing staff reported this event.

Design/methodology/approach: Data were retrieved from the computerized adverse event management system at a large geriatric center in central Israel, and all adverse events reported over the past three years were examined.

[Characteristics of emergency room admissions of IDF soldiers in northern Israeli hospitals between May 2002 and April 2003].

Background: The hospitalization rate of patients visiting the emergency room depends on various parameters including demography, clinical data and other variables. Long term follow-up of hospitalized IDF soldiers reflected variability in hospital admission rate among hospitals and raises the possibility of vastly inappropriate hospitalizations.

Aim: The aim of this study was to characterize the admission policy for IDF soldiers in various hospitals, to assess the rate of inappropriate hospitalizations, and to evaluate these costs to the Medical Corps.