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incident  

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  • The term incident is generally accepted to mean any happening not consistent with the routine operation of the facility or the routine care of a particular patient. Subsequent to an incident, an incident report may be generated. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Incident]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/incident

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