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Physicians more likely to disclose apparent medical errors

Physician Practice Advisor, August 16, 2006

Physicians are more likely to disclose medical errors that would be apparent to the patient, and physician disclosure rates vary by specialty, according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Researchers presented more than 2,500 physicians in the United States and Canada with one of four scenarios involving a medical error-in some scenarios the error was more apparent to the patient than in others-and asked physicians a series of questions about the scenario they received, including how likely they would be to disclose the error, what information they would convey if they did disclose the error, how serious the error was, and how likely it was to result in a lawsuit.

Researchers found the following results:

Click here to read the abstract for the Archives of Internal Medicine study.

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