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Stepping Out Further from the Shadows: Disclosure of Harmful Radiologic Errors to Patients

2012; Radiological Society of North America; Volume: 262; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1148/radiol.11110829

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Stephen D. Brown, Constance D. Lehman, Robert D. Truog, David Browning, Thomas H. Gallagher,

Patient Safety and Medication Errors

HomeRadiologyVol. 262, No. 2 PreviousNext Reviews and CommentaryEditorialsStepping Out Further from the Shadows: Disclosure of Harmful Radiologic Errors to PatientsStephen D. Brown , Constance D. Lehman, Robert D. Truog, David M. Browning, Thomas H. GallagherStephen D. Brown , Constance D. Lehman, Robert D. Truog, David M. Browning, Thomas H. GallagherAuthor AffiliationsFrom the Department of Radiology (S.D.B.), Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice (S.D.B., R.D.T., D.M.B.), and Department of Anesthesiology (R.D.T., D.M.B.), Children’s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115; Departments of Radiology (C.D.L.), Internal Medicine (T.H.G.), and Bioethics and Humanities (T.H.G.), University of Washington, Seattle, Wash; Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Wash (C.D.L.); and Division of Medical Ethics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (R.D.T.).Address correspondence to S.D.B. (e-mail: [email protected]).Stephen D. Brown Constance D. LehmanRobert D. TruogDavid M. BrowningThomas H. GallagherPublished Online:Feb 1 2012https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.11110829MoreSectionsFull textPDF ToolsImage ViewerAdd to favoritesCiteTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked In AbstractDirect radiologist-to-patient disclosure of harmful radiologic errors comports with our profession’s aspirations toward enhanced patient care, professionalism, and visibility; obstacles to disclosure may be mitigated with education and research and managed by radiology guidelines.References1 Thrall JH. Education and cultural development of the health care work force. I. The health professions. Radiology 2006;239(3):621–625. Link, Google Scholar2 Donnelly LF, Strife JL. Establishing a program to promote professionalism and effective communication in radiology. Radiology 2006;238(3):773–779. Link, Google Scholar3 Berlin L. Communicating results of all outpatient radiologic examinations directly to patients: the time has come. 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