Show Me the Money, I'll Show You My Complications: Impacts of Incentivized Incident Self-Reporting Among Surgeons
Cook-Richardson, Sharma 1Addo, Alex 1Kim, Paul 1Turcotte, Justin 1Park, Adrian1
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1. Dept Surg,Anne Arundel Med Ctr
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Abstract
Introduction: Trial and error have the propensity to generate knowledge. Near misses and adverse event reporting can improve patient care. Professional ridicule or litigation risks after an incident may lead to decreased reporting by physicians; however, the lack of incident reporting can negatively affect patient safety and halt scientific advancements. This study compares reporting patterns after distribution of financial incentives to surgeons for self-reporting quality incidents. Methods: Retrospective review of an internal incident reporting system, RL6, from September 2018 to September 2019 was performed. Incident reporting patterns after incentive distributions across professional classifications and surgical specialties were evaluated. Engagement surveys on incident reporting were completed by physicians. The primary outcomes were changes in reporting patterns and perceptions after distribution of incentives. Results: Two hundred and eighteen surgical patients were identified in the incidents reported. Financial incentives significantly increased incidents reported (35 to 183) by physicians (37.1% to 67.8%; P < 0.001) and physician assistants (2.9% to 18.6%; P < 0.001). Acute care surgery displayed the largest increase in incidents reported among surgical specialties (5.7% to 20.2%; P = 0.040). Surgeons exhibited an increase in reporting (60.0% to 94.5%; P < 0.001) compared with witnesses after incentivization (2.9% to 1.6%). Conclusions: Financial incentives were associated with increased incident reporting. After the establishment of incentives, physicians were more likely to report their incidents, which may dispel professional embarrassment and display incident ownership. Institutions must encourage reporting while supporting providers. Future quality-improvement studies targeting reporting should incorporate incentives aimed to engage and empower health-care providers. (C) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Key words
American Society of Anesthesiolo-gists (ASA)/Acute Care Surgery (ACS)/Incentivization/Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS)/Otolaryngologist (ENT)/Pre-incentive distribution (Pre)/Post-incentive distribution (Post)/Post-Graduate Year (PGY)/Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)/FINANCIAL INCENTIVES/ADVERSE EVENTS/QUALITY/CARE/IMPROVEMENT/NSQIP
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Elsevier