Commentary Disclosing medical errors to patients: a status report in 2007. Citation Text: Levinson W, Gallagher TH. Disclosing medical errors to patients: a status report in 2007. CMAJ. 2007;177(3):265-7. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL August 15, 2007 Levinson W, Gallagher TH. CMAJ. 2007;177(3):265-7. View more articles from the same authors. This article reviews the basis for disclosing medical errors, discusses what constitutes high-quality disclosure, and describes efforts in Canada to develop disclosure guidelines. PubMed citation Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Levinson W, Gallagher TH. Disclosing medical errors to patients: a status report in 2007. CMAJ. 2007;177(3):265-7. 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How surgeons disclose medical errors to patients: a study using standardized patients. December 7, 2005
The emotional impact of medical errors on practicing physicians in the United States and Canada. August 1, 2007
Not overstepping professional boundaries: the challenging role of nurses in simulated error disclosures. September 21, 2011
US and Canadian physicians' attitudes and experiences regarding disclosing errors to patients. August 16, 2006
Disclosing medical errors to patients: a challenge for health care professionals and institutions. October 21, 2009
How trainees would disclose medical errors: educational implications for training programmes. April 13, 2011
The attitudes and experiences of trainees regarding disclosing medical errors to patients. March 19, 2008
Choosing your words carefully: how physicians would disclose harmful medical errors to patients. August 16, 2006
The disclosure of unanticipated outcomes of care and medical errors: what does this mean for anesthesiologists? June 29, 2011
Malpractice reform—opportunities for leadership by health care institutions and liability insurers. April 14, 2010
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The role of quality improvement and patient safety in academic promotion: results of a survey of chairs of departments of internal medicine in North America. April 20, 2011
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Making communication and resolution programmes mission critical in healthcare organisations. November 11, 2020
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Disclosure coaching: an ask-tell-ask model to support clinicians in disclosure conversations. July 25, 2018
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Challenges of implementing a communication-and-resolution program where multiple organizations must cooperate. December 21, 2016
Sustaining quality improvement and patient safety training in graduate medical education: lessons from social theory. September 11, 2013
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Can communication-and-resolution programs achieve their potential? Five key questions. December 19, 2018
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Transparency when things go wrong: physician attitudes about reporting medical errors to patients, peers, and institutions. March 18, 2015
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"Black Women Should Not Die Giving Life": The lived experiences of Black women diagnosed with severe maternal morbidity in the United States. April 17, 2024
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