RT Journal
A1 Rosner F, Berger JT, Kark P, Potash J, Bennett AJ, et al
T1 DIsclosure and prevention of medical errors
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2000
FD July 24
VO 160
IS 14
SP 2089
OP 2092
DO 10.1001/archinte.160.14.2089
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.160.14.2089
AB Medical errors occur and are sometimes unavoidable. Physicians generally, but not always, have ethical and moral obligations to disclose their errors to the patient. Because common medical errors can be expected, physicians are obligated to work within health systems toward reducing systems flaws that promote errors. However, the obligations of physicians to disclose errors made by others are less clear. This article discusses the professional ethics involved in disclosing and preventing medical errors.