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SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

The Medical Apology: Making It Right When Things Go Wrong.

Schulte MF, ed. Front Health Serv Manage. 2012;28:1-46.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical errors disclosure and apology.

Weiss PM, Koch S. Contemporary OB/GYN. June 2012;57:40-45.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical malpractice: why is it so hard for doctors to apologize?

Sanghavi D. Boston Globe Magazine. January 27, 2013.

COMMENTARY

Thinking ethically about medical mistakes.

Smith ML. J Child Neurol. 2013 Feb 21; [Epub ahead of print].

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Robots help keep doctors up on skills.

Bohan S. Oakland Tribune. January 27, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fixing America's hospitals.

Newsweek. October 16, 2006:44-68, 72.

STUDY

The many faces of error disclosure: a common set of elements and a definition.

Fein SP, Hilborne LH, Spiritus EM, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22:755-761.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Software for symptoms.

Borzo J. Wall Street Journal. May 23, 2005:R10.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The best medical care in the U.S.

Arnst C. Business Week. July 17, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Cause of death: sloppy doctors.

Caplan J. Time.com. January 15, 2007.

COMMENTARY

The Sorry Works! Coalition: making the case for full disclosure.

Wojcieszak D, Banja J, Houk C. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32:344-350.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Confronting a colleague who covers up a medical error.

Brody H. Am Fam Physician. 2006;73:1272, 1274.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Should you reveal nonharmful mistakes to patients?

Yasgur BS. Medscape Business of Medicine. December 6, 2012.

STUDY

On higher ground: ethical reasoning and its relationship with error disclosure.

Cole AP, Block L, Wu AW. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013 Mar 1; [Epub ahead of print].

COMMENTARY

Constitutional arguments in favor of modifying the HCQIA to allow the dissemination of physician information to healthcare consumers.

Chernitsky LA. Wash Lee Law Rev. Spring 2006;63:737-776.

STUDY

Wisdom through adversity: learning and growing in the wake of an error.

Plews-Ogan M, Owens JE, May NB. Patient Educ Couns. 2013;91:236-242.

STUDY

Teaching but not learning: how medical residency programs handle errors.

Hoff TJ, Pohl H, Bartfield J. J Org Behav. 2006;27:869-896.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Baby has jaundice: is that a problem?

Zimmerman R. Wall Street Journal. February 6, 2007:A1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

To protect against drug errors, ask questions.

Brody JE. New York Times. January 2, 2007:F7.

AUDIOVISUAL

Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm.

Austin, TX: Texas Medical Institute for Technology and the Quaid Foundation; 2010.

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