How might acknowledging a medical error promote patient safety?

Wail Malaty; Steven Crane

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How might acknowledging a medical error promote patient safety?

October 18, 2006

Malaty W, Crane S. J Fam Pract. 2006;55(9):775-80.

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The authors present a case of diagnostic error and use a question-and-answer format to review how to disclose and apologize for medical errors as well as learn from them.

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