Shortly before shift change, a patient with cirrhosis is admitted with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, a dangerous but treatable abdominal infection. The admitting provider orders the appropriate ...

Transforming the culture of medical error disclosure: 4 takeaways To learn how to improve physician error disclosure rates, researchers could benefit from looking into social psychology literature, ...

Study Suggests Full Disclosure of Medical Errors Reduces Claims, Costs A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that full disclosure of medical errors resulted in a ...

Medical errors and initiatives to prevent them have been discussed widely in recent years. Physicians and patients generally agree that errors should be disclosed to patients, but do they agree on the ...

Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health System has been widely recognized for its innovative medical error disclosure policy called the Michigan Model. In the ...

Jan. 23 -- THURSDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Nurses want to, and should be, included in the discussion when physicians talk to patients about serious medical mistakes that were made, a new study ...

Mandatory national reporting of medical errors should be a top priority in Congress, said Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Seattle, a key subcommittee chairman who helped write the current healthcare reform ...

Pediatricians must disclose adverse events and medical errors to children and their families, according to an updated policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The new statement ...

For patients and families, medical errors can result in significant injury, disability or even death. Just as upsetting is loss of trust in physicians and the healthcare system. Patients who are ...