Assessing patients 2019 experiences with medical injury reconciliation processes: item generation for a novel survey questionnaire.

Error disclosure is critical to improving communication and patient safety. This article describes the development and pilot testing of the Medical Injury Reconciliation Experiences Survey (MIRES). The final 40-item survey addresses patient and/or family perceptions of communications with healthcare providers after the injury, perceptions of remedial gestures, overall satisfaction with the reconciliation process, the nature and impacts of the injury, and patient characteristics.