Can patients report patient safety incidents in a hospital setting? A systematic review.

Jane K Ward; Gerry Armitage

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Can patients report patient safety incidents in a hospital setting? A systematic review.

May 23, 2012

Ward JK, Armitage G. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(8):685-99.

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This systematic review identified 13 studies of patient-reported medical errors. However, due to heterogeneity among the study foci, designs, and analytic methods, the authors of this review could not draw any definitive conclusions about the impact patient-reported errors may have on safety efforts.

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