# Site map

> Every page on the IncidentKit website in one list, grouped by section: product, solutions, compliance, comparisons, guides, tools and company.

Source: https://incidentkit.ai/sitemap · Updated Oct 5, 2026

- [IncidentKit: incident reporting that closes the loop](https://incidentkit.ai/): Free incident reporting for healthcare and high-risk work. Lauren drafts, a person signs. Investigations, fixes and audit-ready packets in one kit.
- [Incident reporting software pricing: free to start](https://incidentkit.ai/pricing): IncidentKit is free for incidents without patient information. Pay per site for a BAA and audit-ready packets. No seats, modules or setup fee.
- [Book an IncidentKit demo](https://incidentkit.ai/demo): See incident reporting on your kind of site. Tell us about your facilities, then pick a 30-minute time with someone who has run QAPI and survey prep.
- [Start your free incident kit](https://incidentkit.ai/start): Set up your free IncidentKit in about ten minutes and file your first incident today. No card needed, and your staff report without an account.
- [About IncidentKit: built by survey-prep veterans](https://incidentkit.ai/about): IncidentKit comes from the team behind PharmPro's consulting practice: 31 years in survey and inspection prep, and 250+ facilities taken through survey.
- [IncidentKit security overview](https://incidentkit.ai/security): How IncidentKit protects incident data: access, audit logs, encryption and AI safeguards, with each control marked live, rolling out or planned.
- [HIPAA and BAA for incident reporting](https://incidentkit.ai/hipaa): What a BAA is, when an incident report needs one, how IncidentKit handles patient information and AI, and what we keep out of analytics.
- [Contact IncidentKit](https://incidentkit.ai/contact): Talk to sales, support, security or privacy. We reply within one business day. Please do not send patient information through the form or by email.
- [IncidentKit partner program](https://incidentkit.ai/partners): For compliance consultants, EHR and CMMS vendors, brokers and insurers: white-label packets, referral terms and early access to the carrier data feed.
- [IncidentKit changelog](https://incidentkit.ai/changelog): What shipped and what is rolling out at IncidentKit: new features, security work and fixes, each with a date and a plain description.
- [IncidentKit brand and press kit](https://incidentkit.ai/brand): Logos, color, type and usage rules for IncidentKit, including the mark, the wordmark, clear space and ready downloads for press and partners.
- [Privacy policy](https://incidentkit.ai/legal/privacy): How IncidentKit collects, uses and protects personal information on this website, the choices you have, and how to contact us about your data.
- [Website terms of use](https://incidentkit.ai/legal/terms): The terms that apply when you use the IncidentKit website. Please read them before you use the site, and contact us if anything is unclear to you.
- [Cookie policy](https://incidentkit.ai/legal/cookies): Which cookies and similar tools IncidentKit uses on this website, why we use them, and how to change your choice at any time from the site.
- [Accessibility statement](https://incidentkit.ai/accessibility): How IncidentKit approaches accessibility: the standard we build to, what is built in, the known gaps, and how to report a barrier to us.
- [IncidentKit product: report, investigate, correct, prove](https://incidentkit.ai/product): Fifteen parts that work off one incident record: AI intake, routing, investigations, corrective actions, compliance packets, audit trail and platform.
- [Product tour: one incident record, end to end](https://incidentkit.ai/product/tour): Follow a single incident from the first report to the audit packet, in four stages. The tour uses synthetic data and needs no signup.
- [Incident reporting for healthcare and high-risk industries](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions): Packs for surgery centers, hospitals, nursing homes, plants, job sites, labs and warehouses, plus multi-site groups, insurers and consultants.
- [Incident reporting use cases](https://incidentkit.ai/use-cases): How to run the jobs that incident data supports: near-miss reporting, survey readiness, CAPA closure, OSHA logs, falls, medication errors and more.
- [Compliance library: CMS, accreditation and OSHA](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance): Plain-language guides with sources on CMS QAPI, accreditation, nursing home F-tags, reporting deadlines, OSHA records and survey readiness.
- [Compare incident reporting software: the full matrix](https://incidentkit.ai/compare): IncidentKit vs RLDatix, Origami Risk, VelocityEHS, Cority, Intelex, Mitti (ex-SafetyCulture) and more, feature by feature, with sources and dates.
- [Incident reporting software alternatives](https://incidentkit.ai/alternatives): Alternatives to the major incident, risk and EHS platforms: who each option suits, what to look for, and how a switch works. Fair to the vendor you leave.
- [Incident management resources](https://incidentkit.ai/resources): Guides, templates, free calculators, a glossary and plain compliance help for the people who run incident reporting at a hospital or a plant.
- [Guides to incident reporting, QAPI, RCA and OSHA](https://incidentkit.ai/guides): In-depth guides with sources on incident reporting, QAPI, root cause analysis and CAPA, survey readiness, near misses, OSHA records and software choice.
- [Incident reporting blog](https://incidentkit.ai/blog): Short, answer-first articles on incident reports, sentinel events, root cause methods, plans of correction, OSHA recordability and more.
- [Incident reporting glossary](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary): Plain, sourced definitions of adverse events, near misses, sentinel events, QAPI, CAPA, F-tags, OSHA recordables, TRIR, DART and more.
- [Free incident report templates](https://incidentkit.ai/templates): Printable incident, fall, medication error, near-miss, RCA, CAPA and QAPI templates, ready to use and built on what surveyors expect.
- [Free tools: TRIR calculator, ASCQR, survey check](https://incidentkit.ai/tools): Free calculators and checklists: TRIR and DART rates, ASCQR payment impact, the cost of an incident, and a survey-readiness check.
- [Lauren: AI incident intake that a person signs](https://incidentkit.ai/product/lauren): Lauren asks the questions a risk manager would ask. She fills in the report and drafts the investigation, and a person always reviews and signs.
- [Incident reporting software: forms, drafts, workflow](https://incidentkit.ai/product/incident-reporting): Full incident and variance reports for patients, visitors, staff and property. Saved drafts, attachments and a clear status workflow.
- [Voice incident reporting: talk, don't type](https://incidentkit.ai/product/voice-reporting): Staff describe an incident out loud. Lauren turns it into a structured report, built for busy hands and long shifts. Rolling out now.
- [QR code quick report for incidents and near misses](https://incidentkit.ai/product/quick-report): Scan a QR code on any phone and file a three-field report in seconds. It queues offline and syncs later, so near misses get captured.
- [Email-to-incident: forward it, it becomes a record](https://incidentkit.ai/product/email-to-incident): Every facility gets its own address. Forward or send an email and it becomes a draft incident for Lauren and a reviewer to complete.
- [Mobile incident reporting that works offline](https://incidentkit.ai/product/mobile-and-offline): Install IncidentKit on any phone with no app store. Quick reports queue offline and sync later. Built for hallways, docks and job sites.
- [Incident routing and escalation by severity](https://incidentkit.ai/product/routing-and-escalation): Severity decides who is paged and how fast. If nobody acts, the incident escalates. Nothing waits in an inbox, and each facility sets its own rules.
- [Incident investigations and root cause analysis](https://incidentkit.ai/product/investigations): Lauren drafts contributing factors and a five-whys chain. A person edits them, picks a disposition and signs, with evidence attached to the record.
- [Corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) tracking](https://incidentkit.ai/product/corrective-actions): Every corrective action gets an owner, a due date, proof and a check that it worked. The incident stays open until the fix is verified.
- [QAPI, survey and OSHA compliance packets](https://incidentkit.ai/product/compliance-packets): QAPI summaries, survey packets and OSHA logs, built from the record. Nothing to reassemble the week before an audit. Some are rolling out.
- [Incident analytics: find the pattern before the next one](https://incidentkit.ai/product/analytics): See where, when and why incidents cluster by site, shift, equipment and cause. Walk into the committee with the answer, not the question.
- [Incident audit trail: every change, who and when](https://incidentkit.ai/product/audit-trail): Every change to an incident is logged with who changed what and when. A surveyor, auditor or attorney can follow the record from start to close.
- [Multi-site incident management with roles and SSO](https://incidentkit.ai/product/multi-site-and-roles): One account, many facilities, six roles. Single sign-on, role templates and group-wide visibility, so every site follows one standard.
- [Incident reporting API, webhooks and integrations](https://incidentkit.ai/product/integrations-and-api): A read API, signed webhooks for incident events, SSO and email intake. IncidentKit runs alongside your EHR, CMMS and HRIS instead of replacing them.
- [Migrate incident data from paper, Excel or legacy software](https://incidentkit.ai/product/import-and-migration): Import past incidents with a CSV wizard on any plan. On Regulated and Network we migrate them for you, free, so you never start from zero.
- [Incident reporting software for surgery centers](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/ambulatory-surgery-centers): Incident reporting for ASCs: wrong-site near misses, transfers, PACU falls and anesthesia events, tied to 42 CFR 416.43 QAPI and your accreditor.
- [Patient safety event reporting software for hospitals](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/hospitals): Hospital patient safety event reporting that closes the loop: sentinel event analysis, falls, restraint and device events, and QAPI under 42 CFR 482.21.
- [Incident reporting software for skilled nursing facilities](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/skilled-nursing-facilities): Incident reporting for nursing homes: falls (F689), the 2-hour abuse reporting clock (F609), medication errors (F760) and a QAA record ready for survey.
- [Incident reporting software for assisted living](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/assisted-living): Incident reporting for assisted living communities: resident falls, medication errors, elopement and family notification, with the state steps you set.
- [Incident reporting software for behavioral health](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/behavioral-health): Incident reporting for behavioral health: elopement, restraint and seclusion, self-harm and assault, tied to CMS rules, Joint Commission and CARF.
- [Hospice incident reporting software for field teams](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/hospice): Hospice incident reporting for field staff: patient-home falls, medication events and equipment issues, tied to 42 CFR 418.58 QAPI and the IDG.
- [Home health incident reporting software for field staff](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/home-health): Home health incident reporting for field clinicians: patient-home falls, medication events and ED visits, tied to 42 CFR 484.65 QAPI and complaint rules.
- [Urgent care incident reporting software for clinics](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/urgent-care-and-outpatient): Urgent care and outpatient incident reporting: log an EMS transfer or medication error between patients, then see the pattern across every site.
- [Manufacturing incident reporting and OSHA 300 software](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/manufacturing): A free, mobile incident kit for plants: report injuries and near misses from the floor, investigate across shifts, close actions and keep OSHA logs ready.
- [Construction incident reporting for job sites and subs](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/construction): A free, phone-first incident kit for contractors: report from the job site, track subs and short-lived projects, and keep OSHA records ready.
- [Laboratory and pharma production incident reporting](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/laboratories-and-pharma-production): Report spills, exposures, needlesticks and equipment failures in plain words, investigate them like a deviation, and keep OSHA records straight.
- [Warehouse and logistics incident reporting software](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/warehousing-and-logistics): A free, mobile incident kit for warehouses and logistics: report forklift near misses, strains and heat illness by text, including peak-season temps.
- [Food and beverage plant incident reporting software](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/food-and-beverage-processing): A free, mobile incident kit for food and beverage plants: report amputation risks, ammonia leaks and sanitation chemical exposures, and close every action.
- [Process safety incident reporting and investigation](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/chemical-and-process-industries): Capture loss-of-containment events and near misses as they happen, start the PSM 48-hour investigation on time, and track every recommendation to closure.
- [Utilities incident reporting for field crews and storms](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/utilities-and-energy): A free, mobile incident kit for utilities: crews report electrical contact, vehicle and storm incidents from the truck, and safety closes each one.
- [Multi-site incident reporting software for groups](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/multi-site-groups): One incident standard for every site, with org-level analytics, role templates, SSO and a 48-hour rollout per site, including newly acquired sites.
- [Incident reporting for insurers, TPAs and risk pools](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/insurers-and-risk-pools): Insureds can use IncidentKit for structured, early incident files today. A carrier and TPA data feed is rolling out. See what works now and what does not.
- [Incident software for compliance consultants and advisors](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/compliance-consultants): Run QAPI, survey readiness and EHS programs for many clients with one cross-client view, white-label packets and a partner program from PharmPro's team.
- [Incident reporting software for EHS managers and leads](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/ehs-managers): Record in seven days, post by February 1, submit by March 2: an EHS manager's workflow from first report to OSHA records and verified corrective action.
- [Incident reporting software for risk and quality leaders](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/risk-and-quality-leaders): From event report to QAPI committee packet: how risk and quality leaders in hospitals, surgery centers and nursing homes keep adverse events closed.
- [Incident reporting software for directors of nursing](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/directors-of-nursing): Falls, medication errors and abuse allegations on one clock: incident reporting for directors of nursing, with 2-hour and 24-hour windows and F-tag evidence.
- [Incident reporting software for facility administrators](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/facility-administrators): Administrators answer for the whole building. See how one incident record covers state reports, survey readiness, QAPI and what the governing body asks for.
- [Incident reporting software for plant managers](https://incidentkit.ai/solutions/plant-managers): Near misses, injuries and equipment events in one record per plant, with OSHA recordkeeping, PSM investigations and corrective actions that get checked.
- [Replace Paper Incident Forms: A Practical Switch Plan](https://incidentkit.ai/use-cases/replace-paper-incident-forms): How to replace paper incident forms without losing reports: the fields to keep, how to pilot both side by side, and what changes for review and survey.
- [Near-Miss Reporting: How to Build a Program That Works](https://incidentkit.ai/use-cases/near-miss-reporting): How to run near-miss reporting people actually use: define it, keep the report short, triage by potential harm, fix the cause and tell the reporter.
- [Always Survey-Ready: Stay Prepared for Unannounced Surveys](https://incidentkit.ai/use-cases/always-survey-ready): Stay survey-ready every day: what ASC and nursing home surveyors ask for first, the five records to keep current, and a 30-minute weekly routine.
- [QAPI Committee Meetings: Agenda, Data and Minutes](https://incidentkit.ai/use-cases/qapi-committee-meetings): Run QAPI committee meetings that hold up in survey: who must attend, how often to meet, a standing agenda, the data to bring and minutes that show action.
- [Corrective Actions: How to Close Them With Proof](https://incidentkit.ai/use-cases/close-corrective-actions): How to close corrective actions properly: one owner and date, stronger fixes than retraining, evidence of completion and a dated check that the fix worked.
- [Fall Reporting: What to Record and Review After a Fall](https://incidentkit.ai/use-cases/fall-reporting): Fall reporting for nursing homes and hospitals: how CMS defines a fall, what to record after one, how to screen unwitnessed falls, and how to find patterns.
- [Medication Error Reporting: Steps, Severity and Follow-Up](https://incidentkit.ai/use-cases/medication-error-reporting): How to report a medication error: what to record, how to grade severity with the NCC MERP index, who to tell outside the facility, and how to fix the system.
- [Abuse Reporting Deadlines for Nursing Homes: 2 and 24 Hours](https://incidentkit.ai/use-cases/abuse-reporting-deadlines): Nursing home abuse reporting deadlines under 42 CFR 483.12: the 2-hour and 24-hour clocks, who to notify, injuries of unknown source, and the 5-day report.
- [OSHA 300 Log Automation: Keep It Accurate Year-Round](https://incidentkit.ai/use-cases/osha-300-log-automation): Keep the OSHA 300 log accurate year-round: the 7-day entry rule, a recordability path, the 300A summary, e-submission, and what is safe to automate.
- [Workplace Injury Reporting: Steps, Deadlines, Records](https://incidentkit.ai/use-cases/workplace-injury-reporting): Workplace injury reporting step by step: set up a reporting procedure, decide OSHA reporting and recording, avoid discouraging reports, and fix the cause.
- [Root Cause Analysis: How to Run One That Leads to Action](https://incidentkit.ai/use-cases/root-cause-analysis): How to run root cause analysis that leads to action: when to do one, eight steps from timeline to fix, contributing factors, and why retraining rarely works.
- [Switch From Legacy Incident Software: Migration Steps](https://incidentkit.ai/use-cases/switch-from-legacy-incident-software): How to switch incident reporting software: what to export, contract checks, running old and new in parallel, importing history, and done-for-you migration.
- [Contractor and Visitor Incidents: Who Reports What](https://incidentkit.ai/use-cases/contractor-and-visitor-incidents): Contractor and visitor incidents: who records an injury to a non-employee, how OSHA, patient safety and general liability differ, and what to log each time.
- [Workplace Violence Reporting: Healthcare, Retail, Industrial](https://incidentkit.ai/use-cases/workplace-violence-reporting): Workplace violence reporting for hospitals, nursing homes, stores and plants: what to log, why incidents go unreported, and what OSHA, CMS and TJC ask.
- [CMS QAPI requirements by facility type](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/cms-qapi): What 42 CFR requires of surgery centers, nursing homes, hospitals, hospice and home health for quality assessment and performance improvement.
- [Healthcare accreditation: AAAHC, Joint Commission](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/accreditation): How the major accreditors work, how they relate to CMS deemed status, and what they expect from your incident and quality program.
- [Nursing home F-tags: what each one means](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/f-tags): Plain-language guides to the F-tags that incident reporting touches most: falls, abuse reporting, medication errors, infection control and QAPI.
- [Incident reporting deadlines and obligations](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/reporting-deadlines): The clocks that matter: abuse and neglect reporting, sentinel events, ASC quality reporting, device adverse events and state reporting.
- [OSHA recordkeeping and workplace injury reporting](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/osha): OSHA 300, 301 and 300A forms, recordability, severe injury reporting, lockout/tagout, hazard communication, process safety and injury rates.
- [Survey readiness: be ready every day](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/survey-readiness): How to prepare for surgery center, nursing home and Joint Commission surveys, and how to write a plan of correction that surveyors accept.
- [ASC QAPI requirements: 42 CFR 416.43 explained](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/cms-qapi/ambulatory-surgery-centers): What 42 CFR 416.43 requires of an ASC's quality program, what surveyors ask to see, and how incident data and corrective actions feed it.
- [Nursing home QAPI requirements: 42 CFR 483.75 explained](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/cms-qapi/skilled-nursing-facilities): How 42 CFR 483.75 shapes a nursing home's QAPI plan and QAA committee: the five elements, what F865, F867 and F868 test, and what to show surveyors.
- [Hospital QAPI requirements: 42 CFR 482.21 explained](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/cms-qapi/hospitals): What 42 CFR 482.21 requires of a hospital QAPI program, who is accountable, what surveyors sample, and how adverse event data and actions fit.
- [Hospice QAPI requirements: 42 CFR 418.58 explained](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/cms-qapi/hospice): What 42 CFR 418.58 requires of a hospice QAPI program, how to define and track adverse events, what surveyors review, and how incident data fits.
- [Home health QAPI requirements: 42 CFR 484.65 guide](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/cms-qapi/home-health): What 42 CFR 484.65 requires of a home health agency QAPI program: indicators and OASIS data, adverse events, projects, and what surveyors ask to see.
- [AAAHC accreditation: surveys, deemed status and QI studies](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/accreditation/aaahc): How AAAHC accreditation works for ASCs and ambulatory practices: Medicare deemed status, survey types, notice rules and the six-component QI study.
- [Joint Commission accreditation: surveys and sentinel events](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/accreditation/joint-commission): How Joint Commission accreditation works: Medicare deemed status, unannounced surveys, tracers, the Sentinel Event Policy and the 2026 hospital goals.
- [CIHQ accreditation for hospitals: surveys and standards](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/accreditation/cihq): How CIHQ accreditation works for hospitals and critical access hospitals: CMS deemed status, three-year surveys and what CIHQ says it does not require.
- [ACHC accreditation: deemed status, surveys and standards](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/accreditation/achc): How ACHC accreditation works for home health, hospice, ASCs and hospitals: CMS deemed status, unannounced surveys, timelines and what to keep on file.
- [Quad A accreditation: surveys, PSDR and Medicare ASCs](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/accreditation/quad-a): How Quad A accreditation works for office-based surgery and Medicare ASCs: three-year surveys, yearly self-surveys and quarterly safety data reports.
- [DNV hospital and ASC accreditation: CMS status and surveys](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/accreditation/dnv): How DNV accreditation relates to CMS deemed status for hospitals, critical access hospitals and ASCs, what CMS checks, and what documentation to keep.
- [CARF accreditation: surveys, QIPs and the ASPIRE framework](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/accreditation/carf): How CARF accreditation works for behavioral health, aging services and rehabilitation providers: announced peer surveys, the QIP and annual reporting.
- [F689 accidents and supervision: falls, hazards, devices](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/f-tags/f689): F689 is the CMS nursing home tag for falls, hazards and supervision (42 CFR 483.25(d)). See what surveyors ask for, how severity is set and what to record.
- [F600 free from abuse and neglect: what surveyors cite](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/f-tags/f600): F600 is the CMS nursing home abuse and neglect tag under 42 CFR 483.12(a)(1). See what it covers, which records surveyors review and how severity is set.
- [F609 reporting alleged violations: 2-hour and 24-hour rules](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/f-tags/f609): F609 sets nursing home reporting clocks for abuse, neglect and suspected crimes (42 CFR 483.12): 2 hours, 24 hours and 5 working days. See what to keep.
- [F610 investigate, prevent and correct alleged violations](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/f-tags/f610): F610 says nursing homes must investigate every abuse or neglect allegation, protect residents meanwhile and fix problems. See the clock and the evidence.
- [F684 quality of care: what it covers and how it is cited](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/f-tags/f684): F684 is the CMS catch-all quality of care tag for nursing homes (42 CFR 483.25). See what it covers, how avoidable decline is judged, what to have ready.
- [F760 significant medication errors: how surveyors cite it](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/f-tags/f760): F760 says nursing home residents must be free of significant medication errors (42 CFR 483.45(f)(2)). See how significance is judged and what to keep.
- [F880 infection prevention and control: survey guide](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/f-tags/f880): F880 is the most cited nursing home tag. See what 42 CFR 483.80 requires, what surveyors check, how severity is set and how to record incidents.
- [F865 QAPI program and plan: what surveyors ask for](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/f-tags/f865): F865 requires a nursing home QAPI program and plan (42 CFR 483.75). See what surveyors ask for, what is protected from disclosure and the good faith rule.
- [F867 QAPI improvement activities: adverse event tracking](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/f-tags/f867): F867 requires nursing homes to track adverse events, find root causes, act on data and run an annual project (42 CFR 483.75(c)-(e)). See what to show.
- [F868 QAA committee: members, meetings and evidence](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/f-tags/f868): F868 sets who must sit on a nursing home QAA committee and how often it meets (42 CFR 483.75(g), 483.80(c)). See the roster rules and what proof to keep.
- [Nursing home abuse reporting: 2-hour and 24-hour rules](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/reporting-deadlines/abuse-and-neglect-reporting): Federal nursing home rules set a 2-hour or 24-hour clock to report abuse, neglect and suspected crimes, then 5 working days for investigation results.
- [Joint Commission sentinel event policy: definition and RCA](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/reporting-deadlines/sentinel-events): What the Joint Commission counts as a sentinel event, which events are reviewable, and the 45-business-day expectation for the analysis and action plan.
- [ASCQR Program: measures, deadlines, 2.0-point penalty](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/reporting-deadlines/asc-quality-reporting): The ASC Quality Reporting Program cuts the Medicare payment update by 2.0 percentage points for non-reporting. See the 2026 measures and key deadlines.
- [Medical device reporting for user facilities: 21 CFR 803](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/reporting-deadlines/device-adverse-event-reporting): Hospitals, ASCs and nursing homes must report device-related deaths and serious injuries within 10 work days and file an annual report by January 1.
- [State adverse event reporting for hospitals, ASCs and SNFs](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/reporting-deadlines/state-reporting-overview): A careful overview of state adverse event reporting in Pennsylvania, New York, Minnesota and Florida, and how to confirm your own state's rules.
- [ASC survey readiness: what surveyors ask for and check](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/survey-readiness/asc-survey-readiness): How CMS, state and accreditor surveys of surgery centers work, what surveyors request on day one, and a checklist to stay ready every day.
- [Nursing home recertification survey: process and prep](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/survey-readiness/snf-recertification-survey): How CMS's standard health survey of a nursing home works, what incident and QAPI records surveyors request, and the new risk-based survey option.
- [Plan of correction (CMS-2567): elements and 10-day deadline](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/survey-readiness/plan-of-correction): How to answer a CMS-2567: the 10-calendar-day deadline, the five elements of an acceptable nursing home plan, ASC requirements and how to write one.
- [Joint Commission survey readiness: tracers, unannounced](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/survey-readiness/joint-commission-survey-readiness): How Joint Commission surveys work: unannounced timing, tracer methodology, what changed under Accreditation 360 in 2026, and how to stay ready all year.
- [OSHA recordkeeping requirements: 29 CFR 1904 explained](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/osha/recordkeeping-overview): Who must keep OSHA injury and illness records under 29 CFR Part 1904, who is partially exempt by size or industry, and what makes a case recordable.
- [OSHA 300 Log: how to fill it out, column by column](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/osha/osha-300-log): How to complete the OSHA Form 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses: one line per case, classification, privacy cases, day counts and updates.
- [OSHA 301 incident report: the 18 fields and deadlines](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/osha/osha-301-incident-report): What OSHA Form 301 asks, when it is due, which equivalent forms are accepted, and who is entitled to a copy of the injury and illness incident report.
- [OSHA 300A summary: who signs, when to post, how long](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/osha/osha-300a-summary): How to complete, certify and post the OSHA Form 300A summary: the February 1 to April 30 posting window, who may sign, hours worked and zero-case years.
- [Recordable vs first aid: OSHA's medical treatment test](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/osha/recordable-vs-first-aid): OSHA's first aid list is closed, and anything beyond it is medical treatment. See the list, the treatment line and worked examples of recordable cases.
- [OSHA severe injury reporting: 8-hour and 24-hour rules](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/osha/severe-injury-reporting): When and how to report a work-related death, in-patient hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39, with edge cases.
- [Lockout/tagout 29 CFR 1910.147: program and event data](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/osha/lockout-tagout): What a lockout/tagout program must include under 29 CFR 1910.147, how the annual inspection works, and what to capture after a hazardous energy event.
- [Hazard communication 29 CFR 1910.1200: SDS, labels, training](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/osha/hazard-communication): What OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard requires: written program, labels, safety data sheets and training, the 2026 to 2028 dates, and exposure records.
- [PSM incident investigation: 29 CFR 1910.119(m) explained](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/osha/process-safety-incident-investigation): What 29 CFR 1910.119(m) requires: which incidents, the 48-hour start, the team, report contents, documented resolution and five-year retention.
- [Injury reporting and retaliation: 29 CFR 1904.35 and 11(c)](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/osha/employee-reporting-and-retaliation): What OSHA requires of an injury reporting system under 1904.35, what Section 11(c) bans, and how incentive programs and drug testing are treated.
- [TRIR and DART rates: formula, example and BLS 2024 rates](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/osha/trir-and-dart-rates): How to calculate TRIR and DART with the 200,000-hour base, a worked example, and the BLS 2024 national incidence rates by industry, released January 2026.
- [OSHA electronic submission: 29 CFR 1904.41 and the ITA](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/osha/electronic-submission): Who must send OSHA Forms 300A, 300 and 301 online, the March 2 deadline, size and industry thresholds, and how the Injury Tracking Application works.
- [Construction recordkeeping: OSHA Part 1904 for job sites](https://incidentkit.ai/compliance/osha/construction-recordkeeping): How 29 CFR Part 1904 applies to construction: job-site establishments, one log or many, subcontractors, work-zone reporting and electronic submission.
- [IncidentKit vs RLDatix: honest comparison](https://incidentkit.ai/compare/rldatix): How IncidentKit and RLDatix differ on intake, corrective actions, compliance packets, pricing and fit. Sources and dates included.
- [RLDatix alternatives: what to weigh](https://incidentkit.ai/alternatives/rldatix): Considering a move from RLDatix? What to look for in an alternative, who each option suits, and how migration works.
- [IncidentKit vs Origami Risk: honest comparison](https://incidentkit.ai/compare/origami-risk): How IncidentKit and Origami Risk differ on intake, corrective actions, compliance packets, pricing and fit. Sources and dates included.
- [Origami Risk alternatives: what to weigh](https://incidentkit.ai/alternatives/origami-risk): Considering a move from Origami Risk? What to look for in an alternative, who each option suits, and how migration works.
- [IncidentKit vs Riskonnect: honest comparison](https://incidentkit.ai/compare/riskonnect): How IncidentKit and Riskonnect differ on intake, corrective actions, compliance packets, pricing and fit. Sources and dates included.
- [Riskonnect alternatives: what to weigh](https://incidentkit.ai/alternatives/riskonnect): Considering a move from Riskonnect? What to look for in an alternative, who each option suits, and how migration works.
- [IncidentKit vs symplr: honest comparison](https://incidentkit.ai/compare/symplr): How IncidentKit and symplr differ on intake, corrective actions, compliance packets, pricing and fit. Sources and dates included.
- [symplr alternatives: what to weigh](https://incidentkit.ai/alternatives/symplr): Considering a move from symplr? What to look for in an alternative, who each option suits, and how migration works.
- [IncidentKit vs MedTrainer: honest comparison](https://incidentkit.ai/compare/medtrainer): How IncidentKit and MedTrainer differ on intake, corrective actions, compliance packets, pricing and fit. Sources and dates included.
- [MedTrainer alternatives: what to weigh](https://incidentkit.ai/alternatives/medtrainer): Considering a move from MedTrainer? What to look for in an alternative, who each option suits, and how migration works.
- [IncidentKit vs Performance Health Partners: honest comparison](https://incidentkit.ai/compare/performance-health-partners): How IncidentKit and Performance Health Partners differ on intake, corrective actions, compliance packets, pricing and fit. Sources and dates included.
- [Performance Health Partners alternatives: what to weigh](https://incidentkit.ai/alternatives/performance-health-partners): Considering a move from Performance Health Partners? What to look for in an alternative, who each option suits, and how migration works.
- [IncidentKit vs ASC WebQI: honest comparison](https://incidentkit.ai/compare/asc-webqi): How IncidentKit and ASC WebQI differ on intake, corrective actions, compliance packets, pricing and fit. Sources and dates included.
- [ASC WebQI alternatives: what to weigh](https://incidentkit.ai/alternatives/asc-webqi): Considering a move from ASC WebQI? What to look for in an alternative, who each option suits, and how migration works.
- [IncidentKit vs VelocityEHS: honest comparison](https://incidentkit.ai/compare/velocityehs): How IncidentKit and VelocityEHS differ on intake, corrective actions, compliance packets, pricing and fit. Sources and dates included.
- [VelocityEHS alternatives: what to weigh](https://incidentkit.ai/alternatives/velocityehs): Considering a move from VelocityEHS? What to look for in an alternative, who each option suits, and how migration works.
- [IncidentKit vs Cority: honest comparison](https://incidentkit.ai/compare/cority): How IncidentKit and Cority differ on intake, corrective actions, compliance packets, pricing and fit. Sources and dates included.
- [Cority alternatives: what to weigh](https://incidentkit.ai/alternatives/cority): Considering a move from Cority? What to look for in an alternative, who each option suits, and how migration works.
- [IncidentKit vs Intelex (Fortive): honest comparison](https://incidentkit.ai/compare/intelex): How IncidentKit and Intelex (Fortive) differ on intake, corrective actions, compliance packets, pricing and fit. Sources and dates included.
- [Intelex (Fortive) alternatives: what to weigh](https://incidentkit.ai/alternatives/intelex): Considering a move from Intelex (Fortive)? What to look for in an alternative, who each option suits, and how migration works.
- [IncidentKit vs SafetyCulture (now Mitti): honest comparison](https://incidentkit.ai/compare/safetyculture): How IncidentKit and SafetyCulture (now Mitti) differ on intake, corrective actions, compliance packets, pricing and fit. Sources and dates included.
- [SafetyCulture (now Mitti) alternatives: what to weigh](https://incidentkit.ai/alternatives/safetyculture): Considering a move from SafetyCulture (now Mitti)? What to look for in an alternative, who each option suits, and how migration works.
- [IncidentKit vs Benchmark Gensuite: honest comparison](https://incidentkit.ai/compare/benchmark-gensuite): How IncidentKit and Benchmark Gensuite differ on intake, corrective actions, compliance packets, pricing and fit. Sources and dates included.
- [Benchmark Gensuite alternatives: what to weigh](https://incidentkit.ai/alternatives/benchmark-gensuite): Considering a move from Benchmark Gensuite? What to look for in an alternative, who each option suits, and how migration works.
- [IncidentKit vs EHS Insight: honest comparison](https://incidentkit.ai/compare/ehs-insight): How IncidentKit and EHS Insight differ on intake, corrective actions, compliance packets, pricing and fit. Sources and dates included.
- [EHS Insight alternatives: what to weigh](https://incidentkit.ai/alternatives/ehs-insight): Considering a move from EHS Insight? What to look for in an alternative, who each option suits, and how migration works.
- [IncidentKit vs Safesite: honest comparison](https://incidentkit.ai/compare/safesite): How IncidentKit and Safesite differ on intake, corrective actions, compliance packets, pricing and fit. Sources and dates included.
- [Safesite alternatives: what to weigh](https://incidentkit.ai/alternatives/safesite): Considering a move from Safesite? What to look for in an alternative, who each option suits, and how migration works.
- [IncidentKit vs Vector Solutions: honest comparison](https://incidentkit.ai/compare/vector-solutions): How IncidentKit and Vector Solutions differ on intake, corrective actions, compliance packets, pricing and fit. Sources and dates included.
- [Vector Solutions alternatives: what to weigh](https://incidentkit.ai/alternatives/vector-solutions): Considering a move from Vector Solutions? What to look for in an alternative, who each option suits, and how migration works.
- [IncidentKit vs paper and spreadsheets: honest comparison](https://incidentkit.ai/compare/paper-and-spreadsheets): How IncidentKit and Paper and spreadsheets differ on intake, corrective actions, compliance packets, pricing and fit. Sources and dates included.
- [Incident reporting in healthcare: the complete guide](https://incidentkit.ai/guides/incident-reporting-in-healthcare): What a healthcare incident report is, what to report, who files it, which deadlines apply and how to build reporting that people actually use.
- [QAPI program guide for ASCs, nursing homes and hospitals](https://incidentkit.ai/guides/qapi-program-guide): How the CMS QAPI requirement works for surgery centers, nursing homes and hospitals: elements, committees, data, projects, survey evidence and pitfalls.
- [Root cause analysis and CAPA: methods and strong actions](https://incidentkit.ai/guides/root-cause-analysis-and-capa-guide): How to run root cause analysis, pick a method, and write CAPA that works, using the action hierarchy of stronger, intermediate and weaker actions.
- [Survey and accreditation readiness: a continuous approach](https://incidentkit.ai/guides/survey-and-accreditation-readiness): How to stay survey-ready every day: survey frequency, what surveyors ask for first, evidence, mock surveys and how incident data helps.
- [Near-miss reporting and safety culture: a practical guide](https://incidentkit.ai/guides/near-miss-reporting-and-safety-culture): Why near misses matter, how just culture and feedback loops raise reporting, and practical steps with healthcare and industrial examples.
- [OSHA recordkeeping guide: Part 1904 for employers](https://incidentkit.ai/guides/osha-recordkeeping-guide): How OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping works under 29 CFR Part 1904: who must keep records, recordability, forms, deadlines and electronic submission.
- [Incident management software buyer's guide: how to choose](https://incidentkit.ai/guides/incident-management-software-buyers-guide): How to evaluate incident reporting software: a requirements checklist, RFP and security questions, adoption, total cost and common pitfalls.
- [AI for incident reporting: what it can and cannot do](https://incidentkit.ai/guides/ai-for-incident-reporting): What AI can and cannot safely do in incident intake and investigation: human review, hallucination risk, HIPAA, audit trails and vendor questions.
- [Incident report vs variance report vs occurrence report](https://incidentkit.ai/blog/incident-report-vs-variance-report-vs-occurrence-report): Incident, variance and occurrence reports are mostly one document under different names. See what each captures and when the law cares about the label.
- [How to write an incident report: facts, not opinions](https://incidentkit.ai/blog/how-to-write-an-incident-report): Write an incident report as plain facts: what you saw, what you did, who was told. See the elements, a good and a poor example, and what to leave out.
- [Five whys vs fishbone vs fault tree: how to choose](https://incidentkit.ai/blog/five-whys-vs-fishbone-vs-fault-tree): Five whys, fishbone and fault tree answer different questions. See when each works, where it falls short, a worked example and how to get past human error.
- [How to get staff to report near misses (and keep doing it)](https://incidentkit.ai/blog/how-to-get-staff-to-report-near-misses): Staff report near misses when it is quick, safe and visibly useful. See the barriers, a just culture in practice, a 90-second report and what leaders say.
- [What is a sentinel event? Definition, examples, response](https://incidentkit.ai/blog/what-is-a-sentinel-event): A sentinel event is a patient safety event that reaches a patient and causes death, severe or permanent harm. See the definition, examples and first steps.
- [AAAHC vs Joint Commission for ASCs: how they compare](https://incidentkit.ai/blog/aaahc-vs-joint-commission-for-ascs): AAAHC and the Joint Commission both hold CMS deeming authority for ASCs. Compare survey style, standards focus, fee drivers and what stays the same.
- [First aid vs medical treatment: the OSHA recordability line](https://incidentkit.ai/blog/first-aid-vs-medical-treatment-osha): OSHA's first-aid list is closed: anything not on it is medical treatment and makes an injury recordable. See the 14 items, real cases and other triggers.
- [What to put in a plan of correction (CMS-2567)](https://incidentkit.ai/blog/what-to-put-in-a-plan-of-correction): A plan of correction answers each CMS-2567 citation: what you will fix, how, who owns it, by when and how you will check. See the elements and a skeleton.
- [Incident reporting software pricing models, explained](https://incidentkit.ai/blog/incident-reporting-software-pricing-models): Incident reporting software is priced per seat, module, site, bed or by enterprise contract. See what each does to total cost and which questions to ask.
- [How AI intake changes incident reporting: forms vs chat](https://incidentkit.ai/blog/how-ai-intake-changes-incident-reporting): AI intake swaps a long form for a conversation. See how it differs from forms, what the studies show, where human review fits and what to watch for.
- [Adverse event: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/adverse-event): An adverse event is patient harm caused by care, not by the illness. Groups define it a bit differently, so say which one you use.
- [Near miss: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/near-miss): A near miss is an event that could have hurt someone but did not. Someone caught it in time, or it missed by chance. OSHA calls it a close call.
- [Sentinel event: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/sentinel-event): A sentinel event is a patient safety event that reaches a patient and causes death, severe harm or permanent harm. That is the Joint Commission's meaning.
- [Never event: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/never-event): Never events are serious patient safety events that should never happen, like surgery on the wrong body part. The NQF list has 29 of them.
- [Variance report: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/variance-report): A variance report is a hospital's record of care that went off plan, like a wrong dose. Many places treat it as an incident report.
- [Incident report: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/incident-report): An incident report is a written record of an unplanned event that hurt, or could have hurt, a person or property. It starts the review.
- [QAPI: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/qapi): QAPI (quality assurance and performance improvement) is the quality program CMS requires. Providers use data to track harm and fix root causes.
- [QAA committee: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/qaa-committee): The QAA (quality assessment and assurance) committee runs a nursing home's QAPI quality program. It meets at least every quarter, as CMS requires.
- [Performance improvement project: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/performance-improvement-project): A performance improvement project (PIP) is a focused effort to fix one specific problem. It uses data to find causes, test changes and measure results.
- [Root cause analysis: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/root-cause-analysis): Root cause analysis (RCA) finds why a serious event happened, so fixes hit causes, not symptoms. It looks at the system, not at blame.
- [Corrective and preventive action: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/corrective-and-preventive-action): CAPA (corrective and preventive action) fixes the cause of a problem, then checks that the fix worked. Healthcare rules often say corrective action.
- [Effectiveness review: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/effectiveness-review): An effectiveness review checks that a fix worked and the problem did not return. A measure and a date set in advance let the action close.
- [Just culture: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/just-culture): Just culture is a safety approach that treats honest error, risky shortcuts and reckless acts differently. Staff can report mistakes without fear.
- [Harm scale: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/harm-scale): A harm scale ranks how much harm an event caused, from none up to death. No scale is universal. Common ones are the NCC MERP index and the CMS grid.
- [Patient safety organization: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/patient-safety-organization): A patient safety organization (PSO) is a group HHS lists to collect and study safety data. Data sent to it can be legally protected.
- [F-tag: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/f-tag): An F-tag is a code CMS uses to cite nursing home survey findings, like F689 for accidents. Each tag links to a rule in 42 CFR Part 483.
- [Deficiency: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/deficiency): A deficiency is a failure to meet a Medicare or Medicaid rule. A surveyor, or inspector, lists it on Form CMS-2567 and nursing homes get a score.
- [Immediate jeopardy: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/immediate-jeopardy): Immediate jeopardy (IJ) means a provider's failure has caused, or will likely cause, serious harm or death. It is the most serious kind of deficiency.
- [CMS-2567: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/cms-2567): Form CMS-2567 lists each Medicare or Medicaid rule a provider missed. The provider replies on it with a plan to fix them. The public can see it.
- [Plan of correction: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/plan-of-correction): A plan of correction (PoC) is a provider's written answer to survey findings. It says how and by when the facility will fix each problem and keep it fixed.
- [Deemed status: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/deemed-status): Deemed status means CMS lets a provider pass an outside group's survey in place of a state survey. The group must be one CMS has approved.
- [Conditions for coverage: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/conditions-for-coverage): Conditions for coverage (CfCs) are health and safety rules for some Medicare suppliers, like surgery centers. Hospitals have CoPs, the same idea.
- [OSHA recordable injury: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/osha-recordable): A recordable injury is a new, work-related injury or illness that OSHA says you must log. Care beyond first aid, or lost work time, usually makes it one.
- [First aid (OSHA recordkeeping): definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/first-aid): For OSHA recordkeeping, first aid is only the care on its closed list, like bandages or cleaning a wound. First aid alone is not recordable.
- [DART rate: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/dart-rate): The DART rate counts OSHA cases with days away, restricted work or job transfer per 100 full-time workers. The formula is cases × 200,000 ÷ hours worked.
- [TRIR (total recordable incident rate): definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/trir): TRIR (total recordable incident rate) counts recordable injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers a year. OSHA calls it the total case rate.
- [LTIR (lost-time injury rate): definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/ltir): LTIR (lost-time injury rate) counts injuries that cost workdays per set block of hours. OSHA does not use the term, so confirm the formula before you compare.
- [Lost-time injury: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/lost-time-injury): A lost-time injury is a work injury or illness that keeps a worker home past the day it happened. OSHA's term for it is a days-away case.
- [PSIF (potential serious injury or fatality): definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/psif): PSIF means potential serious injury or fatality: an event that could have caused death or life-changing harm. It is a safety term, not an OSHA category.
- [Hierarchy of controls: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/hierarchy-of-controls): The hierarchy of controls ranks ways to reduce a hazard, from strongest to weakest. NIOSH puts removing the hazard first and protective gear last.
- [Lockout/tagout: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/lockout-tagout): Lockout/tagout (LOTO) means cutting a machine's power and locking or tagging the switch before repairs. OSHA's standard is 29 CFR 1910.147.
- [ASCQR (ASC Quality Reporting Program): definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/ascqr): ASCQR is the CMS quality reporting program for surgery centers. Centers that do not report take a 2.0 point cut in their Medicare payment update.
- [AAAHC: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/aaahc): AAAHC is a group that accredits, or formally approves, outpatient care sites like surgery centers and endoscopy centers. It began in 1979.
- [Joint Commission: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/joint-commission): The Joint Commission is a US group that accredits hospitals, outpatient, nursing care and home care sites. It also sets the Sentinel Event Policy.
- [Five whys: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/five-whys): Five whys is a way to find a root cause. Ask why a problem happened, then why again for each answer, until you reach a cause you can fix.
- [Fishbone diagram: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/fishbone-diagram): A fishbone diagram maps the possible causes of one problem on branches, like fish bones. Teams also call it a cause-and-effect or Ishikawa diagram.
- [Fault tree analysis: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/fault-tree-analysis): Fault tree analysis (FTA) starts from a bad outcome and maps the combinations of failures that could cause it. OSHA lists it for process hazard analysis.
- [Risk matrix: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/risk-matrix): A risk matrix scores a hazard by crossing how bad the outcome could be with how likely it is. The score sets which problems to fix first.
- [Safety data sheet: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/safety-data-sheet): A safety data sheet (SDS) is a 16-section document on a chemical's hazards and safe handling. Employers must keep one for each hazardous chemical they use.
- [Workers' compensation: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/workers-compensation): Workers' compensation is insurance that pays medical care and lost wages for employees hurt or made ill by work. Each state runs it for private employers.
- [FROI (First Report of Injury): definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/froi): FROI, the First Report of Injury, is the first report of a work injury sent to the workers' compensation insurer. It opens the claim.
- [Business associate agreement: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/business-associate-agreement): A business associate agreement (BAA) is the contract HIPAA requires when a vendor handles patient health data for a provider. It sets the vendor's duties.
- [Protected health information (PHI): definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/phi): Protected health information (PHI) is health data that identifies a person. HIPAA covers it when a provider, plan or their vendor holds it.
- [Medication error: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/medication-error): A medication error is a preventable event that may lead to wrong medication use or harm (NCC MERP). CMS adds its own wording for nursing homes.
- [Elopement: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/elopement): Elopement is when a patient or resident slips out of a facility without staff knowing, when supervision is needed. CMS cites it at F689.
- [Pressure injury: definition and meaning](https://incidentkit.ai/glossary/pressure-injury): A pressure injury is skin and tissue damage from steady pressure, often over a bone. CMS treats it as the same as a pressure ulcer and cites F686.
- [ASC Incident Report Template for Surgery Centers](https://incidentkit.ai/templates/asc-incident-report): Printable incident report for ambulatory surgery centers: patient, phase of care, harm level, notifications and the first-pass review that feeds QAPI.
- [Nursing Home Incident Report Template (Printable)](https://incidentkit.ai/templates/nursing-home-incident-report): Printable nursing home incident report with physician and family notice, an abuse screen tied to the 2-hour and 24-hour clocks, and investigation steps.
- [Fall Incident Report Template for Healthcare (Printable)](https://incidentkit.ai/templates/fall-incident-report): Printable fall incident report: witnessed or unwitnessed, pre-fall activity, footwear, assistive device, injury, notifications and a post-fall huddle.
- [Medication Error Report Template (Printable Form)](https://incidentkit.ai/templates/medication-error-report): Printable medication error report: drug, dose and route, which rights were missed, NCC MERP harm category, contributing factors and who was notified.
- [Workplace Injury Report Template (OSHA 301 Aligned)](https://incidentkit.ai/templates/workplace-injury-report): Workplace injury and illness report template covering the information OSHA Form 301 asks for, plus cause, treatment, recordability and corrective action.
- [Near Miss Report Template (Free, Printable Form)](https://incidentkit.ai/templates/near-miss-report): Short near miss report template for healthcare and industrial sites: what almost happened, what stopped it, how bad it could be, and a suggested fix.
- [Root Cause Analysis Worksheet (5 Whys Template)](https://incidentkit.ai/templates/root-cause-analysis-worksheet): Root cause analysis worksheet with a timeline, five whys, contributing-factor categories and an action hierarchy so fixes are strong, owned and dated.
- [Corrective Action Plan Template (CAPA, Printable)](https://incidentkit.ai/templates/corrective-action-plan): Corrective action plan template with owner, due date, evidence of completion and an effectiveness check, so no action closes until it is verified.
- [QAPI Meeting Agenda and Minutes Template (Printable)](https://incidentkit.ai/templates/qapi-meeting-agenda-and-minutes): QAPI committee agenda and minutes template: attendance, data, PIPs, decisions with owners, and the governing body report for nursing homes and ASCs.
- [TRIR and DART rate calculator (OSHA formula)](https://incidentkit.ai/tools/trir-dart-calculator): Work out your total recordable incident rate (TRIR) and DART rate with the OSHA formula, and learn how to read them. Free, no signup.
- [ASC Quality Reporting payment update impact calculator](https://incidentkit.ai/tools/ascqr-penalty-calculator): Estimate what a 2 percentage point cut to your ASC's annual Medicare payment update could cost if you miss quality reporting. Free, no signup.
- [Incident reporting time and cost calculator](https://incidentkit.ai/tools/incident-cost-calculator): Estimate the staff hours and dollars your team spends filing, routing, investigating and reporting incidents, and what faster intake could save.
- [Survey readiness self-check for healthcare facilities](https://incidentkit.ai/tools/survey-readiness-check): A 20-question self-check on the incident, QAPI and corrective-action evidence surveyors ask for. Score your readiness and see where to start.