Relationship between tort claims and patient incident reports in the Veterans Health Administration.

J. M. Schmidek; W. B. Weeks

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Relationship between tort claims and patient incident reports in the Veterans Health Administration.

April 6, 2011

Schmidek JM, Weeks WB. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14(2):117-22.

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This data review revealed a bias toward filing patient incident reports and settling claims when the care results in a poor outcome.

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