Table 1

Summary of data fields for each method

Data field	Incident reporting	Surveillance by pharmacists	Rapid record review
AE, adverse event; PAE, potential adverse event.
Patient demographics	X	X	X
Date and time of event	X	X	X
Classification of stage of care		X	X
Classification of type of problem		X	X
Indication of staff group involved		X	X
Section on contributory factors			X
Section for preventative measures	X	X	X
Allocation for free text description	X	X	X
Potential to detect both AE and PAE	X	X	X
Opportunity to review all aspects of care	X		X