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I'm sorry: laws that support apologies in health care.

Atkinson Smith M. Iʼm Sorry. Prof Case Manag. 2019;25(1):40-45. doi:10.1097/ncm.0000000000000410.

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February 5, 2020
Atkinson Smith M. Prof Case Manag. 2019;25(1):40-45.
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Apology laws have been passed by numerous states and the District of Columbia, designed to make apologetic statements by clinicians inadmissible in court. This paper discusses disclosure training, stakeholder perspectives on error disclosure and apologies, and ethical and moral issues surrounding disclosure.

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Atkinson Smith M. Iʼm Sorry. Prof Case Manag. 2019;25(1):40-45. doi:10.1097/ncm.0000000000000410.