Fear of punitive response to hospital errors lingers.

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Fear of punitive response to hospital errors lingers.

March 7, 2012

O'Reilly KB. American Medical News. February 20, 2012.

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This news article highlights the problem of blame culture in health care, which hinders incident reporting and safety improvement.

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