Commentary Is consent required for publication of medical errors? Citation Text: Weisbaum K, Hyland S, Bernstein M. Is consent required for publication of medical errors? Healthc Q. 2005;8(4):66-9. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL November 9, 2005 Weisbaum K, Hyland S, Bernstein M. Healthc Q. 2005;8(4):66-9. View more articles from the same authors. The authors argue that, under certain conditions, publication of patient information without consent can be justified for the purposes of learning from medical errors. PubMed citation Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Weisbaum K, Hyland S, Bernstein M. Is consent required for publication of medical errors? Healthc Q. 2005;8(4):66-9. 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