Introduction of a mobile adverse event reporting system is associated with participation in adverse event reporting.
Rubin DS, Pesyna C, Jakubczyk S, et al. Introduction of a Mobile Adverse Event Reporting System Is Associated With Participation in Adverse Event Reporting. Am J Med Qual. 2019;34(1):30-35. doi:10.1177/1062860618781920.
Physicians historically are low utilizers of voluntary error reporting systems. In this study, the investigators developed a smartphone-based application for voluntary reporting of anesthesia errors. Availability of the application increased physician reporting of errors over a 3-year period.