We know what they did wrong, but not why: the case for 'frame-based' feedback.

Jenny W Rudolph; Daniel Raemer; Jo Shapiro

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We know what they did wrong, but not why: the case for 'frame-based' feedback.

May 29, 2013

Rudolph JW, Raemer D, Shapiro J. Clin Teach. 2013;10(3):186-189.

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This commentary describes techniques for providing feedback to clinicians after an error.

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