title: Handling clinical incidents.
abstract: Completing a clinical incident report (CIR) when an unexpected "event" occurs is the first step in identifying practice issues and potential risk management problems. The CIR's subsequent path is explained, including the role that the peer review process plays in identifying substandard care.
authors.affiliation: Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, Topeka, Kansas, USA.
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Stern
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D006753:Hospital Records; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D010380:Peer Review; D012308:Risk Management