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BOOK/REPORT

Risk Management Pearls on Disclosure of Adverse Events.

Amori G. Chicago, IL: American Society for Healthcare Risk Management; 2006.

REVIEW

Narrative review: do state laws make it easier to say "I'm sorry?"

McDonnell WM, Guenther E. Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:811-815.

COMMENTARY

In Conversation with…Thomas H. Gallagher, MD

AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. January 2009.

STUDY

How does routine disclosure of medical error affect patients' propensity to sue and their assessment of provider quality?: Evidence from survey data.

Helmchen LA, Richards MR, McDonald TB. Med Care. 2010;48:955-961.

STUDY

Patient perspectives of patient–provider communication after adverse events.

Duclos CW, Eichler M, Taylor L, et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2005;17:479-86.

STUDY

Putting the 'patient' in patient safety: a qualitative study of consumer experiences.

Rathert C, Brandt J, Williams ES. Health Expect. 2012;15:327-336.

COMMENTARY

The patient safety battles—put on your armor.

Denham CR. J Patient Saf. 2006;2:97-101.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

ACOG Committee Opinion #520: disclosure and discussion of adverse events.

ACOG Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement and Committee on Professional Liability. Obstet Gynecol. 2012;119:686-689.

REVIEW

Disclosing harmful medical errors to patients.

Gallagher TH, Studdert D, Levinson W. N Engl J Med. 2007;356:2713-2719.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Your attention please... designing effective warnings.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 24, 2006;11:1-3.

STUDY

Disclosure, apology, and offer programs: stakeholders' views of barriers to and strategies for broad implementation.

Bell SK, Smulowitz PB, Woodward AC, et al. Milbank Q. 2012;90:682-705.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Our long journey towards a safety-minded just culture. Part I: Where we've been.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 7, 2006;11:1-3.

COMMENTARY

We're not your enemy: an appeal from a consumer to re-imagine tort reform.

Sheridan SS, Hatlie MJ. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. July/August 2007;4:22-26.

BOOK/REPORT

Framework for a High Performance Health System for the United States.

The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System. New York, NY: The Commonwealth Fund; August 2006.

STUDY

What prevents incident disclosure, and what can be done to promote it?

Iedema R, Allen S, Sorensen R, Gallagher TH. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:409-417.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Should you reveal nonharmful mistakes to patients?

Yasgur BS. Medscape Business of Medicine. December 6, 2012.

COMMENTARY

Criminalization of medical error: who draws the line?

Dekker SW. ANZ J Surg. 2007;77:831-837.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Handwritten-prescription ban puts pharmacists in awkward position as "enforcers."

Ostrom CM. Seattle Times. June 22, 2006:B1.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Keeping our Promises: Research, Practice, and Policy Issues in Health Care Reliability.

Health Serv Res. 2006;41:1535-1720.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical errors: should you apologize?

Weiss GG. Med Econ. April 21, 2006;83:50-54.

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