An incident report is a document that healthcare providers use to report incidences or events that had the potential to cause or did cause injury or damage to persons or company assets.
Write a well constructed paper about what incident reports are and their importance in the health care setting. Why is it important to report issues with patient/staff safety or company damage when they occur? What are some important elements in an incident report? What is the goal of reporting when harm only had the potential to occur but did not actually happen?