Context: Reporting of medical errors is a widely recognized mechanism for initiating patient
safety improvement, yet we know little about the feasibility of error reporting in physician …

Objectives: To test whether family doctors, office staff, and patients will report medical errors
and to investigate differences in how and what they report. Methods: Clinicians, staff, and …

Article-at-a-Glance Background To increase error reporting, a better understanding of
physicians' and nurses' perspectives regarding medical error reporting in hospitals, barriers …

Context: Little is known about the types and outcomes of testing process errors that occur in
primary care. Objective: To describe types, predictors and outcomes of testing errors …

Objective: The study examined the differences between physicians and clinical assistants in
their preferences for a statewide medical error reporting system. Background: Medical error …

Background Collecting data on medical errors is essential for improving patient safety, but
factors affecting error reporting by physicians are poorly understood. Methods Survey of …

Background Physicians are being asked to report errors from primary care, but little is known
about how they apply the term" error." This study qualitatively assesses the relationship …

This study explored the factors that affect medical-error reporting among physicians and
nurses at a large academic medical center in the US. A nominal group session was …

Article-at-a-Glance Background Little is known about current attitudes and practices among
residents and nurses regarding error reporting. A survey was conducted to suggest differing …

Although physicians have been described as “reluctant partners” in reporting medical errors,
this survey of 1,082 US physicians found that most were willing to share their knowledge …