Disclosing medical errors to patients: a status report in 2007.

Wendy Levinson; Thomas H Gallagher

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Disclosing medical errors to patients: a status report in 2007.

August 15, 2007

Levinson W, Gallagher TH. CMAJ. 2007;177(3):265-7.

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This article reviews the basis for disclosing medical errors, discusses what constitutes high-quality disclosure, and describes efforts in Canada to develop disclosure guidelines.

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