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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/castle-report.pdf January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Incident Reporting Practices in Nursing Homes
FINAL PROGRESS REPORT 
Incident … on a written narrative incident report. … In our pilot 
research conducted on incident reports in nursing homes, we showed wide variation of 
incident … Use of Incident Reports for Quality Improvement: Incident reports document 
clinical errors and other … only that an incident occurred. 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Meadows.pdf December 01, 2003 - The Incident Decision Tree: Guidelines for Action Following Patient Safety Incidents
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The Incident … The Incident Decision Tree is not a “wrongdoer’s charter.” … a patient safety incident. … The Incident Decision Tree has been seen as: 
• Robust, applicable, and helpful. … “I told her, it’s not me—it’s the Incident Decision 
Tree.” 
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb2txt.html December 01, 2017 - ________________________           Time of Incident ______________  __  AM  __  PM 
 
 
 
 
 Day of … __ Yes      __ No 
 
 
 The footwear at the time of the incident was: 
 __ Shoes 
	__ Slippers 
 And … Was a restraint in use at the time of the incident? … What was the incident outcome? 
	  
 __ Injury (complete Part B) 
	__ Noninjury 
 
 
 
 Part B. … If necessary, please provide a brief narrative of this incident: 
___________________________________ 
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www.ahrq.gov/npsd/data/dashboard/info.html June 01, 2019 - The Generic module allows classification of all events as Incident, Near miss, or Unsafe condition as … Incident ,   Near miss , or   Unsafe condition ). … has three Answer Values: 
 
 Incident:  A patient safety event that reached a patient and either resulted … in no harm (no harm incident) or harm (harm incident). … process of administering the medication to a patient (which if not discovered would have become an incident 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Blood_Dashboard_Data_2025.xlsx January 01, 2025 - Albumin	19	       0.1%
	Incident: A patient safety event that reached the patient, whether or not the … Granulocytes	2	       0.0%
	Incident: A patient safety event that reached the patient, whether or not … Lymphocytes	1	       0.0%
	Incident: A patient safety event that reached the patient, whether or not … Platelets	1742	       8.1%
	Incident: A patient safety event that reached the patient, whether or not … Red blood cells	13674	      63.7%
	Incident: A patient safety event that reached the patient, whether 
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www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/acfselection/chapter4.html July 01, 2018 - Incident command of an ACF is probably best done by a physician or nurse who understands both incident … May also refer to the Incident or Team Commander. 
 Command Post:  See Incident Command Post. … to the Incident Commander. … The Incident Command Post may be collocated with the Base. There is only one Base per incident. … for the management of all incident operations at the incident site. 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/koss-report.pdf January 01, 2024 - The PSET and hospital incident report data were used to develop a hospital incident reporting 
ontology … code and incident 
report number. … Incident Report Classification. … month incident report data collection period. … Information Collected by Incident Reporting Systems. 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/smucker-report.pdf January 01, 2024 - or to increase the risk 
of an incident.
3. … Incident characteristics: These are selected attributes of the incident itself. … , the agents and activities related to the incident, timing, place, and other basic 
attributes. … each patient safety incident fit within.
3. … moderate the progression of the 
incident toward harming the patient” (mitigating factors)? 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/surgical/about/F2CGLizHoyRogerLevine.pdf June 02, 2025 - ResearchAmerican Institutes for Research
Literature Review Results 
Focus Group Results
Critical Incident … AnalysisCritical Incident Analysis
 
Critical Incident study was conducted to 
help inform development … ResultsCritical Incident Results
Surgeon 
Incidents % 
Other 
Provider 
Incidents % Prob. … ResultsCritical Incident Results
 
In general, the critical incident taxonomic 
domains measured … ResultsCritical Incident Results
 
The following were less likely to 
characterize visits to a surgeon 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-November_45.pdf January 01, 2007 - Responses were coded by type of 
incident, consequences for the patient, responsible party, process-of-care … deficiencies, and 
preventability of the incident. … deficiencies, severity, and the preventability of the incident. … Physician perception 
of hospital safety and barriers to incident reporting. … A qualitative study of the intra-hospital 
variations in incident reporting. 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Desikan.pdf March 01, 2002 - Reporting of Adverse Drug Events: Examination of a Hospital Incident Reporting System
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Reporting … of Adverse Drug Events: 
Examination of a Hospital Incident  
Reporting System 
Radhika Desikan, Melissa … Methods: 
A retrospective analysis of received incident reports of potential and preventable 
adverse … Severity-
indexed, incident report-based medication error-
reporting program. … Incident reporting. In: Shojania 
KG, Duncan BW, McDonald KM, Wachter RM. 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Woolever.pdf January 01, 2001 - Methods 
This study is a retrospective review of routinely filed incident reports. … Rate of near misses and adverse events per 100 incident
	Table 2. … Comparison of reporting rates and incident severity
	Figure 1. … Rate of incident reports filed per 100 hospital admissions in 1998 and 2001
	Figure 2. … Total number of incident reports and number categorized as “near miss,”
	Figure 3. 
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www.ahrq.gov/policy/electronic/privacy/infosecurity.html August 01, 2018 - Incident Reporting . 
 Points of Contact . 
 Policy, Guidance, and Legislation Links . … Incident Reporting 
 AHRQ defines a computer security incident as "a violation or imminent threat of … security practices," in accordance with  NIST Special Publication 800-61 Rev. 2, Computer Security Incident … If you suspect an information security or privacy related incident has occurred, send an Email immediately … NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 2, Computer Security Incident Handling Guide  [PDF File, 1.5 MB]. 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Medication_Dashboard_Data_2025.xlsx January 01, 2025 - Administering	28,452	26.3%
	Incident	Dispensing	4,722	4.4%
	Incident	Monitoring	3,537	3.3%
	Incident … Other stage	3,695	3.4%
	Incident	Preparing	1,996	1.8%
	Incident	Prescribing (ordering)	12,337	11.4% … Incident	Purchasing	196	0.2%
	Incident	Storing	966	0.9%
	Incident	Transcribing	3,661	3.4%
	Incident … Biological products	1,812	1.7%
	Incident	Contrast media	414	0.4%
	Incident	Expressed human breast milk … 35	0.0%
	Incident	Medical gases	133	0.1%
	Incident	Medications	78,079	72.3%
	Incident	Nutritional products 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Medication_Dashboard_Data_2024.xlsx January 01, 2024 - Administering	27,349	25.8%
	Incident	Prescribing (ordering)	11,990	11.3%
	Incident	Dispensing	4,473 … 4.2%
	Incident	Monitoring	3,459	3.3%
	Incident	Transcribing	3,444	3.3%
	Incident	Preparing	1,845	1.7% … Incident	Storing	954	0.9%
	Incident	Purchasing	195	0.2%
	Incident	Other stage	3,697	3.5%
	Incident … Medications	75,918	71.7%
	Incident	Biological products	1,808	1.7%
	Incident	Nutritional products	933 … 0.9%
	Incident	Contrast media	426	0.4%
	Incident	Medical gases (e.g., oxygen, nitrogen, nitrous oxide 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Generic_Dashboard_Data_2025.xlsx January 01, 2025 - 2.5%
	Incident	Laboratory, including pathology department	37853	       1.8%
	Incident	Operating room … Other area within the facility	298115	      14.1%
	Incident	Other location	60627	       2.9%
	Incident … 0.2%
	Incident	Pharmacy	36650	       1.7%
	Incident	Radiology/imaging department, including onsite mobile … units	79877	       3.8%
	Incident	Special care area (e.g., ICU, CCU, NICU)	272826	      12.9%
	Incident … 33.1%
	Incident	Mulitple	                  97372	       6.7%
	Incident	Other 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/npsd-chartbook-2020.pdf January 01, 2020 - Incident, Near miss, or 
Unsafe condition). … has three Answer 
Values: Incident, Near miss, and Unsafe condition. … In addition, Incident reports must provide PATIENT GENDER and/or 
NEONATE GENDER, and PATIENT DATE OF … Incidents can be reported for any EVENT TYPE, but Incident is the only REPORT TYPE 
possible for Fall … This figure displays 
Incident events associated with residual harm to patients. 
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/pf-engagement-fac-guide.html July 01, 2023 - Providers report the incident tot he unit manager and the risk-management department, according tot he … hospital's incident-reporting policy. … as a result of the incident. … A hospital committed to transparency offers an apology that the incident happened. … Health care workers hold themselves to very high standards, and when an incident happens, they should 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/npsd-chartbook-2023-rev.pdf January 01, 2023 - Incident, Near miss, or Unsafe condition). … ■ The data presented above indicate Incident events in each harm category as a percentage of
all Incident … ■ The data presented above indicate Incident events in each harm category as a percentage of
all Incident … ■ The data presented above indicate Incident events in each harm category as a percentage of 
all Incident … ■ The data presented above indicate Incident events in each harm category as a percentage of 
all Incident 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/npsd-chartbook-2021.pdf January 01, 2021 - Incident, Near miss, or 
Unsafe condition). … has three Answer 
Values: Incident, Near miss, and Unsafe condition. … In addition, Incident reports must provide PATIENT GENDER and/or 
NEONATE GENDER, and PATIENT DATE OF … Incidents can be reported for any EVENT TYPE, but Incident is the only REPORT TYPE 
possible for Fall … This figure displays 
Incident events associated with residual harm to patients.