When bad things happen: Adverse event reporting and disclosure as patient safety and risk management tools in the neonatal intensive care unit

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-69

  Donn, Steven M ^a   McDonnell, William M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

disclosure; medical malpractice; patient safety; peer review; reporting

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84856284367     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1285825     Document Type: Review

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