Integrating equity into hospital incident reporting and patient concerns systems: study protocol for a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Preventable hospital patient harm events disproportionally affect certain patient populations. For some, harm extends beyond physical injury to include cultural, emotional or spiritual impacts. While these disparities are linked to socio-demographics (eg, race, education), they are driven by structural factors (eg, procedures and policies). Patient safety monitoring systems (eg, incident reporting, patient concerns) were not originally designed to identify equity-related harms and may inadvertently obscure or reinforce the injustices they should address. This study will examine how equity is currently considered within hospital incident reporting and patient concerns systems across Canada and will identify opportunities to strengthen these systems' responsiveness to in

SUBMITTER: Goldman J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12598986 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature