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Evaluation of an intervention aimed at improving voluntary incident reporting in hospitals.

June 27, 2007

Evans S, Smith B, Esterman A, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16(3):169-75.

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The investigators describe an incident reporting intervention that included education on reportable incidents, changes in the process to reduce the fear of reporting, a shorter reporting form, and newsletters to share feedback. They found that this intervention significantly improved reporting.

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