# Incident reporting 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.

Source: https://incidentkit.ai/use-cases · Updated Oct 5, 2026

- [How to replace paper incident forms](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.
- [How to build a near-miss reporting program](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.
- [How to stay survey-ready every day](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.
- [How to run QAPI committee meetings](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.
- [How to close corrective actions 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.
- [How to report and review falls](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.
- [How to report a medication error](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 and neglect reporting deadlines for nursing homes](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.
- [How to automate the OSHA 300 log without losing control of it](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.
- [How to handle workplace injury reporting](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.
- [How to run a root cause analysis 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.
- [How to switch from legacy incident software](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 and records 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.
- [How to set up workplace violence reporting](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.