Development of the incident reporting system using the nursing administrative database.

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Management
• Patient Safety Informatics
• Nursing Administration

Background:

• The importance of incident reporting systems for enhancing patient safety is well-established.
• Current systems often require significant time from healthcare providers for reporting near-misses and medical errors.
• This time burden can hinder the efficiency and completeness of incident reporting.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop an improved incident reporting system.
• To leverage the existing nursing administrative database for system development.
• To reduce the time required for healthcare providers to report medical errors.

Main Methods:

• Utilized the nursing administrative database to create a new incident reporting system.
• Focused on streamlining the reporting process for near-misses and medical errors.
• Integrated data analysis capabilities for nursing care structure.

Main Results:

• The developed system significantly reduces the time spent by healthcare providers on reporting medical errors.
• The system facilitates easier analysis of the nursing care structure.
• The integration with the administrative database proved effective.

Conclusions:

• The incident reporting system utilizing the nursing administrative database is effective in improving patient safety.
• Reduced reporting time and enhanced analytical capabilities contribute to rational patient safety improvements.
• This approach offers a practical solution for optimizing incident reporting in healthcare settings.