Synonym(s)
critical incident reporting system
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Acronym for Critical Incident Reporting System. This refers to a (usually anonymous) reporting system (error reporting system) for reporting critical incidents (critical incident) and near misses in health care facilities. CIRS is an essential risk management tool in hospitals and practices to improve patient safety.
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Almost incidents" are increasingly becoming a focus of risk management due to their great potential for learning and improvement. By their very nature, they occur far more frequently than serious incidents and, by analysing their occurrence, offer an excellent and comparatively low-cost prevention option. However, the successful introduction of the recording and evaluation of "near incidents" is associated with requirements, the mastering of which presents risk management with new tasks:
- Prompt and uncomplicated recording of "near incidents
- Motivation through fast and comprehensible action
- confidentiality or even complete anonymity of the reporter
- Easy implementation into the existing risk managementsystem
- Target-oriented evaluations
- Implementation and documentation of the measures.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer