Resources: Long Term Care: Incident Analysis

Incident Analysis

To effectively improve medication safety in a healthcare setting, it is important to recognize and understand what medication errors or incidents are occurring and why. This framework provides a standardized approach to analyze incidents, including but not limited to medication incidents, and identifies strategies for implementing system improvements.

Suggested Audience:
Health Care Providers, Consumers

Canadian Incident Analysis Framework

To effectively improve medication safety in a healthcare setting, it is important to recognize and understand what medication errors or incidents are occurring and why. With this knowledge, the next step is to determine what evidence-based actions should be taken to reduce the risk of the same or similar incident reoccurring.

Suggested Audience:
Health Care Providers, Consumers