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Key Takeaways:
- Hospital staff tend to underreport both patient harm and workplace violence.
- Hospitals cannot build a true culture of safety without dependable reporting.
- Reporting near misses is key to eliminating harm and an often-untapped opportunity for hospitals.
A critical component of a successful health care organization is a robust culture of safety, and a key ingredient of that culture is effective reporting.
For more details on underreporting of both patient harm and workplace violence, barriers to reporting, and more, read the full analysis paper.