An Observational Study of Disparities in Voluntary Event Reporting in a Large Academic Health System
Disparities in VER were observed in a large academic health system. We conducted a broad analysis, including novel variables that have yet to be evaluated robustly in the literature, and we do find important disparities in these variables. Further research is needed to understand the mechanism for disparities to mitigate bias in reporting. Implementation of more objective methods of event detection may help reduce disparities.
Authors
- Jennifer Abele
- Katelyn Brant
- Mathew Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9731-7623)
- Ellen Pittman
- Jeanette Nazarian
- Allen Kachalia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1995-2306)
- George Cheely
- David C. Stockwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6074-5731)
- Amy Kane
- Peter Hill
- Angela Green
- Carrie Herzke
- Atul Rohatgi
- Katherine Hoops
- Joseph Perno
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Suburban Hospital (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Howard County General Hospital (US)
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (US)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
- Johns Hopkins Children's Center (US)
- Sibley Memorial Hospital (US)
- Johns Hopkins Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Patient Safety
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pts.0000000000001474
- Primary Topic
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00