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Disclosing Medical Errors

Disclosing Medical Errors EDITORIAL We’re Halfway There ANY VOICES ARE CALLING FOR OPEN AND starting to create an accepted and reasonable standard full disclosure of medical errors to pa- for high-quality disclosure, and they provide helpful and tients. First and foremost, patients specific suggestions to front-line staff. want to know when medical care goes The study also demonstrated a difference between dis- M wrong and causes them harm. Medi- closure of an error that parents were likely to know had cal ethicists, medical professional organizations, health occurred compared with one that was likely to be unap- care accreditation organizations, and hospitals are all de- parent to parents. Pediatricians were more likely to tell veloping policies and plans to support transparent dis- parents about the insulin overdose and to provide de- closure. However, physicians are still not certain about tails of what happened than they were to tell about the this new world in which they are expected to tell pa- overlooked laboratory test that could easily go unrecog- tients the details of errors. The article by Loren and col- nized by parents. As the authors point out, the Joint Com- leagues provides a glimpse into what pediatricians think mission on Accreditation of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Pediatrics American Medical Association

Disclosing Medical Errors

JAMA Pediatrics , Volume 162 (10) – Oct 1, 2008

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright 2008 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
2168-6203
eISSN
2168-6211
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.162.10.991
pmid
18838654
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Abstract

EDITORIAL We’re Halfway There ANY VOICES ARE CALLING FOR OPEN AND starting to create an accepted and reasonable standard full disclosure of medical errors to pa- for high-quality disclosure, and they provide helpful and tients. First and foremost, patients specific suggestions to front-line staff. want to know when medical care goes The study also demonstrated a difference between dis- M wrong and causes them harm. Medi- closure of an error that parents were likely to know had cal ethicists, medical professional organizations, health occurred compared with one that was likely to be unap- care accreditation organizations, and hospitals are all de- parent to parents. Pediatricians were more likely to tell veloping policies and plans to support transparent dis- parents about the insulin overdose and to provide de- closure. However, physicians are still not certain about tails of what happened than they were to tell about the this new world in which they are expected to tell pa- overlooked laboratory test that could easily go unrecog- tients the details of errors. The article by Loren and col- nized by parents. As the authors point out, the Joint Com- leagues provides a glimpse into what pediatricians think mission on Accreditation of

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JAMA PediatricsAmerican Medical Association

Published: Oct 1, 2008

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