TY - JOUR
T1 - Disclosure of adverse events in pediatrics
AU - Committee on Medical Liability and Risk Management, Council on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
AU - McDonnell, William M.
AU - Neuspiel, Daniel R.
AU - Altman, Robin L.
AU - Bondi, Steven A.
AU - Fanaroff, Jon Mark
AU - Narang, Sandeep K.
AU - Oken, Richard L.
AU - Rusher, John W.
AU - Santucci, Karen A.
AU - Scibilia, James P.
AU - Scott, Susan M.
AU - Ake, Julie Kersten
AU - Franklin, Wayne H.
AU - Adirim, Terry
AU - Bundy, David Gordon
AU - Ferguson, Laura Elizabeth
AU - Gleeson, Sean Patrick
AU - Leu, Michael
AU - Mueller, Brigitta U.
AU - Neuspiel, Daniel Robert
AU - Rinke, Michael Lawrence
AU - Shiffman, Richard N.
AU - Tieder, Joel Sanford
AU - Krams, Lisa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2016 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
PY - 2016/12
Y1 - 2016/12
N2 - Despite increasing attention to issues of patient safety, preventable adverse events (AEs) continue to occur, causing direct and consequential injuries to patients, families, and health care providers. Pediatricians generally agree that there is an ethical obligation to inform patients and families about preventable AEs and medical errors. Nonetheless, barriers, such as fear of liability, interfere with disclosure regarding preventable AEs. Changes to the legal system, improved communications skills, and carefully developed disclosure policies and programs can improve the quality and frequency of appropriate AE disclosure communications.
AB - Despite increasing attention to issues of patient safety, preventable adverse events (AEs) continue to occur, causing direct and consequential injuries to patients, families, and health care providers. Pediatricians generally agree that there is an ethical obligation to inform patients and families about preventable AEs and medical errors. Nonetheless, barriers, such as fear of liability, interfere with disclosure regarding preventable AEs. Changes to the legal system, improved communications skills, and carefully developed disclosure policies and programs can improve the quality and frequency of appropriate AE disclosure communications.
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U2 - 10.1542/peds.2016-3215
DO - 10.1542/peds.2016-3215
M3 - Article
C2 - 27940747
AN - SCOPUS:85008325065
SN - 0031-4005
VL - 138
JO - Pediatrics
JF - Pediatrics
IS - 6
M1 - e20163215
ER -