Inpatient Notes: mistakes in the hospital communicating, apologizing, and beyond. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Inpatient Notes: mistakes in the hospital communicating, apologizing, and beyond. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published December 2016

Inpatient Notes: mistakes in the hospital—communicating, apologizing, and beyond.

Kachalia A. Ann Intern Med. 2016;165:HO2-HO3.

Open discussion between clinicians can enable learning from errors and support a culture of safety. This commentary highlights how hospitalists can facilitate these discussions and help develop solutions to safety hazards that take into account their organization's unique context and culture.

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