Can incident reporting improve safety? Healthcare practitioners' views of the effectiveness of incident reporting.

Janet E. Anderson; Naonori Kodate; Rhiannon Walters; Anneliese Dodds

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Can incident reporting improve safety? Healthcare practitioners' views of the effectiveness of incident reporting.

December 29, 2014

Anderson JE, Kodate N, Walters R, et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2013;25(2):141-50.

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Although health care providers felt that incident reporting systems led to positive changes in care processes and staff attitudes regarding patient safety, using such reports to improve care remains challenging.

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