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 ...

These lessons, incorporated into standardized patients programs and emerging technological platforms, may improve training and evaluative methods for all medical trainees.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health System has been widely recognized for its innovative medical error disclosure policy called the Michigan Model. In the ...

Mandatory national reporting of medical errors should be a top priority in Congress, said Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Seattle, a key subcommittee chairman who helped write the current healthcare reform ...

Pediatricians must disclose adverse events and medical errors to children and their families, according to an updated policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The new statement ...

Medical records of hundreds of patients at a Sydney hospital’s cancer genetics service have been reviewed following irregularities related to care by a single specialist. According to St Vincent’s ...