Disclosure of medical errors: What factors influence how patients respond?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 704-710

  Mazor, Kathleen M ^a,b   Reed, George W ^b   Yood, Robert A ^a,b,c   Fischer, Melissa A ^a,b   Baril, Joann ^a   Gurwitz, Jerry H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Fallon Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation and redress; Disclosure; Medical error; Physician patient relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT ATTITUDE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33745651129     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00465.x     Document Type: Article

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