Systematic review of types of safety incidents and the processes and systems used for safety incident reporting in care homes.

Incident reporting systems are commonly used to detect threats to patient safety. This systematic review of 106 studies examined the characteristics of incident reporting processes in residential care facilities and nursing homes in high-income countries. The authors summarize how incidents are detected; common contributing, mitigating, and ameliorating factors; as well as actions and interventions to reduce the risk of patient safety incidents.