Barriers and enablers in implementing an electronic incident reporting system in a teaching hospital: A case study from Saudi Arabia.

Background: Widespread recognition of the impact of healthcare adverse events has triggered incident reporting system implementation to promote patient safety. The aim was to assess the effectiveness, usability, enablers, and barriers of the Electronic Occurrence Variance Reporting System (eOVR) in addition to end user satisfaction.

Methods: This study comprised a cross-sectional survey two years after implementation of the eOVR.