Emergency physicians and disclosure of medical errors.
Ann Emerg Med
; 48(5): 523-31, 2006 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-17052552
ABSTRACT
Error in medicine is a subject of continuing interest among physicians, patients, policymakers, and the general public. This article examines the issue of disclosure of medical errors in the context of emergency medicine. It reviews the concept of medical error; proposes the professional duty of truthfulness as a justification for error disclosure; examines barriers to error disclosure posed by health care systems, patients, physicians, and the law; suggests system changes to address the issue of medical error; offers practical guidelines to promote the practice of error disclosure; and discusses the issue of disclosure of errors made by another physician.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Revelação da Verdade
/
Erros Médicos
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Medicina de Emergência
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Emerg Med
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos