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Improving resident and fellow engagement in patient safety through a graduate medical education incentive program.

Turner DA, Bae J, Cheely G, et al. Improving Resident and Fellow Engagement in Patient Safety Through a Graduate Medical Education Incentive Program. J Gen Intern Care. 2018;10(6):671-675. doi:10.4300/JGME-D-18-00281.1.

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January 23, 2019
Turner DA, Bae J, Cheely G, et al. J Gen Intern Care. 2018;10(6):671-675.
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Voluntary reporting of safety events is a widespread patient safety practice, but safety events are known to be underreported, especially by physicians. This uncontrolled intervention study aimed to increase error reporting by residents and fellows by providing a financial incentive of about $200 to report at least two safety events per year. More than half of eligible trainee physicians received the incentive, and the resultant increase in safety reports was sustained over 3 years. One related commentary suggests providing team-based incentives instead of the individual payments, and another commentary questions whether increased safety reporting translates to safer care and urges caution in incentivizing event reporting. A past PSNet perspective discussed the effect of financial incentives on patient safety.

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Turner DA, Bae J, Cheely G, et al. Improving Resident and Fellow Engagement in Patient Safety Through a Graduate Medical Education Incentive Program. J Gen Intern Care. 2018;10(6):671-675. doi:10.4300/JGME-D-18-00281.1.