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The benefits and opportunities: engaging patients in identifying and reporting patient safety incidents.

Pozzobon LD, Rotter T, Sears K. The benefits and opportunities: engaging patients in identifying and reporting patient safety incidents. Healthc Manage Forum. 2024;37(4):196-201. doi:10.1177/08404704231203593.

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November 15, 2023
Pozzobon LD, Rotter T, Sears K. Healthc Manage Forum. 2024;37(4):196-201.
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Patient and caregiver engagement in patient safety can improve individual outcomes and help identify safety threats. This article highlights the advantages of including patients in patient safety event reporting, including broadening the understanding of harm to include psychological and financial harms, identifying contributing factors to harm, and notes several organizational activities where patients and caregiver involvement can be integrated.

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Pozzobon LD, Rotter T, Sears K. The benefits and opportunities: engaging patients in identifying and reporting patient safety incidents. Healthc Manage Forum. 2024;37(4):196-201. doi:10.1177/08404704231203593.