YOUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE

• If you make a medication error, the Incident/Occurrence Report is the 1st line of defense against a medical liability claim.
• The Occurrence Report should :
  • Contain complete & appropriate information.
  • Be legible to prevent misinterpretation.
• Never contain personal or professional conclusions, opinions, accusations, criticisms, or admissions of guilt.

Making a Difference

The best defense is to understand the roles that human factors and systems play in medication errors.

Incident/Occurrence Reports help identify problems & find ways to improve practice guidelines & the medication-use process.