Disclosure of “Nonharmful” Medical Errors and Other Events
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Emergency physicians and disclosure of medical errors.
Error in medicine is a subject of continuing interest among physicians, patients, policymakers, and the general public. This article examines the issue of disclosure of medical errors in the context of emergency medicine. It reviews the concept of medical error; proposes the professional duty of truthfulness as a justification for error disclosure; examines barriers to error disclosure posed by...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Surgery
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0004-0010
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.1005