Physician Event Reporting: Training the Next Generation of Physicians
Abstract
Physician reporting of adverse events and unsafe situations remains extremely low, despite the increased access to and use of electronic event reporting systems. We implemented an electronic, Web-based event reporting system at five University of California medical center campuses. While these campuses have witnessed approximately a three-fold increase in staff reporting following the implementation of the electronic system in 2003, physician reporting remains low--only 1.7 percent of all submitted reports were from physicians and only 4.5 percent of registered users are attending physicians and house officers. Our experience validates that of others, specifically, physicians event reporting is a largely elusive practice.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA434759
Entities
People
- Joanna Weinberg
- Lee H. Hilborne
- Quang-tuyen Nguyen
Organizations
- University of Southern California