Social aspects of clinical errors: a discussion paper.

Joel Richman; Tom Mason; Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead; Annette McIntosh; Dave Mercer

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Social aspects of clinical errors: a discussion paper.

July 13, 2009

Richman J, Mason T, Mason-Whitehead E, et al. Int J Nurs Stud. 2009;46(8).

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This article engages with issues of clinical errors by examining how their histories relate to today's compensation culture. The piece also provides a definition of clinical error and reviews strategies for managing these mistakes.

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