Medical culture about errors may be changing.

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Medical culture about errors may be changing.

September 19, 2007

Gulliver D. Herald Tribune. September 3, 2007.

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This article describes how the culture around medical errors is evolving to include disclosure and transparency, illustrated by a physician's willingness to discuss a wrong-site surgery.

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