Identifying medical errors: developing consensus on classifications and consequences.

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Identifying medical errors: developing consensus on classifications and consequences.

December 7, 2005

Hobgood C; Eaton J; Weiner BJ.

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The investigators surveyed a panel of experts to determine if they could achieve consensus when classifying medical errors in the emergency department setting. The authors found that cognitive errors were more difficult to identify than medication errors.

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