Errors in medicine: punishment versus learning medical adverse events revisited - expanding the frame.
Brattebø G, Flaatten HK. Errors in medicine: punishment versus learning medical adverse events revisited – expanding the frame. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2023;36(2):240-245. doi:10.1097/aco.0000000000001235.
Latent errors or conditions are subtle and can be difficult to identify before an incident occurs. This commentary calls for moving from the reactive "bad apple" paradigm to a proactive just culture, where errors and near misses serve as organizational learning opportunities, and not as a time for individual discipline.