Factors contributing to under-reporting of patient safety incidents in Indonesia: leaders' perspectives.

ABSTRACT: Background: Understanding the causes of patient safety incidents is essential for improving patient safety; therefore, reporting and analysis of these incidents is a key imperative. Despite its implemention more than 15 years ago, the institutionalization of incident reporting in Indonesian hospitals is far from satisfactory. The aim of this study was to analyze the factors responsible for under-reporting of patient safety incidents in Indonesian public hospitals from the perspectives of leaders of hospitals, government departments, and independent institutions.

Methods

A qualitative research methodology was adopted for this study using semi-structured interviews of key informants. 25 participants working at nine organizations (government departments, independent institutions

SUBMITTER: Dhamanti I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9243549 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature