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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

According to the study: More than two-thirds of executives surveyed said a state-mandated nonconfidential reporting system discouraged reporting errors to the hospitals' own internal systems. Nearly ...

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 ...