Table 1.

Relationship between project objectives and substudies

	Substudy 1: comprehensive data collection for each admission	Substudy 2: validation of the PAT	Substudy 3: qualitative study	Substudy 4: data linkage
Objective 1: validate PAT	X	X
Objective 2: assess proportion of PPH admissions deemed preventable	X	X
Objective 3: identify factors contributing to preventable hospitalisations	X		X	X
Objective 4: recommend refinements to PPH measures	X			X
Objective 5: identify interventions to reduce chronic PPH admissions	X		X	X

PAT,Preventability Assessment Tool; PPH, potentially preventable hospitalizations.