To monitor safety, patients should be asked about errors

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Annals of Internal Medicine, July 17, 2008

A recent study found that patients' medical records don't always reflect errors and other events that may have occurred during their hospital stay. As some are more serious, yet preventable, hospitals should consider adding discussion about adverse events during post-discharge interviews.

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