Levels of agreement on the grading, analysis and reporting of significant events by general practitioners: a cross-sectional study.

J. McKay; P. Bowie; L. Murray; M. Lough

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Levels of agreement on the grading, analysis and reporting of significant events by general practitioners: a cross-sectional study.

October 29, 2008

McKay J, Bowie P, Murray L, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17(5):339-45.

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This study surveyed general practitioners and discovered high levels of agreement for what were deemed significant events. The authors point out the continuing challenges of engaging providers to use reporting systems, and their willingness to include patients in the learning process.

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