The problem with incident reporting. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

The problem with incident reporting. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published September 2015

The problem with incident reporting.

Macrae C. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Sep 7; [Epub ahead of print].

This commentary discusses weaknesses in health care incident reporting systems that limittheir ability to contribute to improvements, including overreporting, ineffective feedback, bias, and insufficient accountability and action associated with reports.

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