Survey: Many hospitals oppose mandatory error reporting
Patient Safety Monitor Alert, March 24, 2005
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Many hospital administrators believe mandatory reporting of medical errors will lead to more lawsuits and a less open reporting culture without improving patient safety, reports the Associated Press.
The Journal of the American Medical Association published the results of its 2002-2003 survey of 203 chief executives and chief operating officers.
More than 70% of surveyed hospitals said that state-run, mandatory, nonconfidential reporting systems would make doctors and other staff less likely to reveal their own errors. About 28% of respondents said that a nonconfidential system would increase patient safety, and 79% said that such a system would encourage lawsuits.
The survey's findings highlight the conflict that hospital administrators face, said Carolyn Clancy, MD, director of the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which funded the survey. Although patients should be informed of errors, there's an open question on whether that information should become public, she said.
To read the Associated Press article, click here.
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