AHRQ Patient Safety Network: Patient- and family-centered care: error disclosure and investigation.

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Patient- and family-centered care: error disclosure and investigation.

Connor M, Wayman KI, Garcia C, Fischer PR; Consortium for Maximizing Family-Centered Care. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. September/October 2014;11:36,38-40,42.

Patients are increasingly encouraged to take an active role in their own safety during hospital care. Describing a near miss of a medication error, this magazine article examines elements of effective disclosureand how engaging patients and their families can contribute to error investigations and safety improvement.

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