Reporting adverse events to patients: a step-by-step approach.

Robert A. Cherry; Lenny Marcus; Barry Dorn

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Reporting adverse events to patients: a step-by-step approach.

December 4, 2016

Cherry RA, Marcus L, Dorn B. Physician Executive. 2010;36(3):4-6, 8-9.

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This article discusses seven steps to appropriately communicate with patients and families about errors in their medical care.

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