title: Guide to hospital incident reports.
abstract: Proper incident reporting in a health care institution holds the promise of isolating problem areas, procedures and personnel within an institution, thus making corrective action easier. At the same time, the incident report can serve as a weapon in defense of law suits brought against the institution.
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards; D005376:Financial Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006753:Hospital Records / Q000592:standards*; D007882:Legislation, Hospital; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011996:Records / Q000592:standards*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States