Effectiveness of a graduate medical education program for improving medical event reporting attitude and behavior.

Y. M. Coyle; S. Q. Mercer; C. L. Murphy-Cullen; G. W. Schneider; L. S. Hynan

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Effectiveness of a graduate medical education program for improving medical event reporting attitude and behavior.

October 12, 2005

Coyle YM, Mercer SQ, Murphy-Cullen CL, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14(5):383-8.

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The investigators surveyed family practice residents before and after a patient safety educational program to determine whether it influenced attitudes and behaviors around reporting medical errors.

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