Shortly before shift change, a patient with cirrhosis is admitted with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, a dangerous but treatable abdominal infection. The admitting provider orders the appropriate ...

Study Suggests Full Disclosure of Medical Errors Reduces Claims, Costs A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that full disclosure of medical errors resulted in a ...

Medical errors and initiatives to prevent them have been discussed widely in recent years. Physicians and patients generally agree that errors should be disclosed to patients, but do they agree on the ...