Identification by families of pediatric adverse events and near misses overlooked by health care providers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Identifying adverse events and near misses is essential to improving safety in the health care system. Patients are capable of reliably identifying and reporting adverse events. The effect of a patient safety reporting system used by families of pediatric inpatients on reporting of adverse events by health care providers has not previously been investigated.

Methods

Between Nov. 1, 2008, and Nov. 30, 2009, families of children discharged from a single ward of British Columbia's Children's Hospital were asked to respond to a questionnaire about adverse events and near misses during the hospital stay. Rates of reporting by health care providers for this period were compared with rates for the previous year. Family reports for specific incidents were matched with rep

SUBMITTER: Daniels JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3255180 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature