The challenges to transparency in reporting medical errors

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 205-209

  Paterick, Zachary R ^a   Paterick, Barbara B ^a   Waterhouse, Blake E ^a   Paterick, Timothy E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative health court; Concerns of physicians and health care providers; Legislative and regulatory reform; Malpractice claims; Medical errors; Near misses; No fault patient compensation; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL LIABILITY; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL ERROR; PHYSICIAN; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL ERRORS; PHYSICIANS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73949145328     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e3181be2a88     Document Type: Article

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