Improved incident reporting following the implementation of a standardized emergency department peer review process.

Martin A. Reznek; Bruce A. Barton

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Improved incident reporting following the implementation of a standardized emergency department peer review process.

June 11, 2014

Reznek MA, Barton BA. Int J Qual Health Care. 2014;26(3):278-86.

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The institution of a non-punitive peer review process with standardized feedback for incident reports in the emergency department resulted in increased voluntary reporting by health care providers. Physicians described the process to be valuable, educational, and effective.

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