
What is Near-Miss Reporting? And How Can it Save Lives?
The ECRI and ISMP Patient Safety Organization has reached a milestone: more than 5 million events reported since its inception. However, two thirds of the reports were about actual events that reached the patient. Only 15% were labeled as “near miss” events, incidences that were "close calls." This is despite the well-known fact that near miss events are 10 to 100 times more common than actual events. Why is that?
Patient safety experts have long emphasized the necessity of creating a culture i
Patient safety experts have long emphasized the necessity of creating a culture i