Share good catches with AORN via safety net - safety net - Brief Article

AORN Journal, March, 2003

Safety Net is AORN's new web-based near-miss reporting system. This system will be used to collect information about near-miss events in perioperative settings across the nation. AORN intends to analyze this information as part of its ongoing efforts to inform its members and other perioperative clinicians about strategies that can be used to prevent medical errors in perioperative settings.

Safety Net's voluntary reporting system is the first of its kind to focus on near misses in perioperative settings and, thus, provides a unique opportunity to make significant improvements in health care quality. Nurses and other perioperative clinicians are encouraged to use this reporting system to ensure the quality of the data.

Safety Net can be accessed via the Patient Safety First web site at http://www.patientsafety first.org/safetynet.htm or via the AORN web site at http://www.aom.org. For information about the Patient Safety First program, visit http://www.patientsafetyfirst.org, send an e-mail to patientsafetyfirst@aorn.org, or call (866) 285-5209.