Doctors Aware of But Not Reporting Medical Errors

A study in the Archives of Internal Medicine (January 14, 2008) found that many doctors are aware of medical errors but are not reporting the medical errors.   The study was of 338 doctors from teaching hospitals across the US.

“The most important message seems to be that there is a gap between physicians’ desire to report errors to improve performance over time and reporting of errors,” said study author Dr. Lauris Kaldjian, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.

The study also found that doctors who reported minor medical errors in the past said they were more likely to report any new errors.

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