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Confronting a colleague who covers up a medical error.
Brody H. Confronting a colleague who covers up a medical error. Am Fam Physician. 2006;73(7):1272, 1274.
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July 23, 2010
Brody H. Am Fam Physician. 2006;73(7):1272, 1274.
This article presents a case scenario of an unacknowledged misdiagnosis discovered through a patient's request for a second opinion. The author discusses how the colleague who discovered the mistake should address the first physician's denial of error.
