How incident reporting systems can stimulate social and participative learning: a mixed-methods study.
de Kam D, Kok J, Grit K, et al. How incident reporting systems can stimulate social and participative learning: a mixed-methods study. Health Policy (New York). 2020;124(8):834-841. doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.05.018.
Using qualitative and quantitative data, this study evaluated how incident reporting systems in the Netherlands contribute to organizational learning. The authors identified five core areas related to incident reporting: (1) changed staff attitudes and increased reporting; (2) improved sentinel event investigations; (3) participative learning; (4) local learning, and; (5) recommendations that improve care quality and safety.