To disclose or not to disclose radiologic errors: should "patient-first" supersede radiologist self-interest?

Leonard Berlin

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To disclose or not to disclose radiologic errors: should "patient-first" supersede radiologist self-interest?

September 11, 2013

Berlin L. Radiology. 2013;268(1):4-7.

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Written as a poem, this piece reviews concerns influencing radiologists' error disclosure and highlights how open communication can benefit both patients and physicians.

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