Risk Managers, Physicians, and Disclosure of Harmful Medical Errors
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Loren, David J.
Garbutt, Jane
Dunagan, W. Claiborne
Bommarito, Kerry M.
Ebers, Alison G.
Levinson, Wendy
Waterman, Amy D.
Fraser, Victoria J.
Summy, Elizabeth A.
Gallagher, Thomas H.
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Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety / Joint Commission Resources 2010 March; 36(3): 101-108
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Physicians are encouraged to disclose medical errors to patients, which often requires close collaboration between physicians and risk managers. METHODS: An anonymous national survey of 2,988 healthcare facility-based risk managers was conducted between November 2004 and March 2005, and results were compared with those of a previous survey (conducted between July 2003 and March 2004) of 1,311 medical physicians in Washington and Missouri. Both surveys included an error-disclosure scenario for an obvious and a less obvious error with scripted response options. RESULTS: More risk managers than physicians were aware that an error-reporting system was present at their hospital (81% versus 39%, p
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