Impact of system-level activities and reporting design on the number of incident reports for patient safety.
Fukuda H, Imanaka Y, Hirose M, et al. Impact of system-level activities and reporting design on the number of incident reports for patient safety. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(2):122-7. doi:10.1136/qshc.2008.027532.
Staff education—particularly for physicians—and more efficient reporting systems were associated with increased usage of incident reporting systems in this Japanese study.