Hospitals disclosing errors, saying 'I'm sorry'
American Medical News, August 7, 2008
With heavy pressure on physicians and hospitals to improve patient safety, more are beginning to publicly disclose and apologize for medical errors. Some states are even now mandating that some form of disclosure be offered to patients in such situations.
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