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[Reporting of patient safety incidents: experience from five years with a national reporting system]
(Rapportering af utilsigtede haendelser: fem års erfaringer med et nationalt rapporteringssystem.)
Full Abstract
A national reporting system for patient safety incidents (PSI) was introduced in Denmark in 2004. This article describes the experience of the first five years of reporting. The Danish reporting system has the following characteristics: Reporting is mandatory for all healthcare professionals employed at hospitals; reporting is confidential with an option for anonymous reporting; reporting takes place in a non-punitive system. It is concluded that PSI reporting is an important element of a mature safety culture and an important source for qualitative data on an organization's patient safety performance.
Author information
Author/s: Bjørn, Brian (B); Anhøj, Jacob (J); Lilja, Beth (B);
Affiliation: Region Hovedstaden, Enhed for Patientsikkerhed, Hvidovre Hospital, DK-2650 Hvidovre. brian.bjoern(-atsign-)regionh.dk
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article
Journal: Ugeskrift for laeger (Ugeskr Laeger), published in Denmark. (Language: dan)
Reference: 2009-May; vol 171 (issue 20) : pp 1677-80
Dates: Created 2009/05/20; Completed 2009/06/16;
PMID: 19454208, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/16/2009, IMS Date: 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00)
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