Welcome.
Near Misses are those events that might have resulted
in harm to a patient but were discovered and corrected
before they ever reached
the patient.
Goal
The New York Chapter of the
American Collegeof Physicians (NYACP) and the
New York Special Interest Group of the Association
of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM-NYSIG) are working with the New York State Department of Health
to collect data relevant to “near misses” in patient care in a safe, anonymous
and risk-free environment.
Through this web based tool, we hope to prove that voluntary, anonymous reporting is an
effective way of identifying vulnerabilities in our health systems and learning
about the strength of the barriers that protect patient from harm.
Confidentiality
The Near Miss Survey data is being held securely
in a server belonging to the
New York Chapter American College
of physicians. All non-identifiable responses related to the survey
are privileged as quality research information under section 206 (1) (j) of the
New York State
Public Health Law.