Motivators for Making Error Reports
| Reporting factors | Category from Participants | Total Groups* | Total Practices† |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burden of effort | Dedicated report maker | 2 (2 P) | 2 |
| ‘Cheerleader’ in practice | 1 (S) | 1 | |
| Clarity of request | System problem | 2 (2 P) | 2 |
| Anonymity | 3 (1 S, 2 P) | 3 | |
| Reporter properties | |||
| Emotional state | 5 (2 S, 3 P) | 3 | |
| Responses to report | |||
| Get feedback | 3 (3P) | 3 | |
| Get tangible benefit | 6 (3 S, 3P) | 5 | |
| Properties of the error | Error is serious | 4 (2 S, 1P) | 2 |
| Reporter made the error | 2 (2P) | 2 |
* Total groups, number of groups in which a category was mentioned by a participant; S, staff group; P, physician group; M, mixed group of physicians and staff.
† Total practices, number of practices in which a category was mentioned by a participant.