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Full disclosure and apology—an idea whose time has come.

March 22, 2006

Leape L. Physician Exec. 2006;32(2):16-18.

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The author discusses disclosure and apology and explains ethical and clinical reasons why both are necessary for practitioner and patient healing after medical errors. A recent Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) WebM&M perspective also discussed disclosure.

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