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Hospitals study when to apologize to patients.
Kowalczyk L. The Boston Globe. July 24, 2005.

This article reports on a proposed disclosure policy among Harvard Medical School teaching hospitals. The policy would outline a process for discussing error with patients and for training physicians on how to apologize.
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