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Clinical Orthopedics
Reports from University of Illinois add new data to research in clinical orthopedics
March 7th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "One way in which physicians can respond to a medical error is to apologize. Apologies-statements that acknowledge an error and its consequences, take responsibility, and communicate regret for having caused harm-can decrease blame, decrease anger, increase trust, and improve relationships." "Importantly, apologies also have the potential to decrease the risk of a medical malpractice lawsuit and can help settle claims by patients. Patients indicate they want and expect explanations and apologies after medical errors and physicians indicate they want to apologize. However, in practice, physicians tend to provide...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-03-07)
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