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Disclosing medical errors to patients: a challenge for health care professionals and institutions.
Levinson W. Patient Educ Couns. 2009;76:296-299.
 

This article provides background on disclosure, what patients expect, and how policies can hamper or support efforts to implement disclosure programs.
 
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Resource Type:  Journal Article > Commentary

Target Audience:  Health Care Providers

   Health Care Executives and Administrators

   Non-Health Care Professionals > Organizational Behaviorists

   Non-Health Care Professionals > Policy Makers

Approach to Improving Safety:  Legal and Policy Approaches

   Error Reporting and Analysis > Error Reporting > Patient Disclosure

Origin/Sponsor:  North America > Canada
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