"Every error counts": a web-based incident reporting and learning system for general practice.

B. Hoffmann; M. Beyer; J. Rohe; J. Gensichen; F. M. Gerlach

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"Every error counts": a web-based incident reporting and learning system for general practice.

August 20, 2008

Hoffmann B, Beyer M, Rohe J, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17(4):307-12.

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This article reports on the development and dissemination of a web-based, German language incident reporting system. Anonymously reported errors are classified by patient safety experts and published online.

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