My brother's keeper: must a physician disclose another's medical error and potential negligence?
Liang BA, Smith C by DS. My brother's keeper: must a physician disclose another's medical error and potential negligence? J Clin Anesth. 2007;19(7):558-562. doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.05.005.
This commentary analyzes a case in which a patient died following a series of communication, disclosure, and treatment failures. The authors discuss how this case's legal resolution may influence peer error reporting—the responsibility to disclose errors of other providers.