Most docs stay mum after botching care

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http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/GeneralProfessionalIssues/60651?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2016-10-08&eun=g732838d0r&pos=2

"More than half of primary care physicians would not apologize after playing a part in mistakes that put a patient at risk, offering no explanation of what went wrong and taking no responsibility, a new survey found."…..

"This limited approach to disclosure by physicians in this study falls far short of patient expectations and national standards," the authors wrote. "While the basic principles underlying effective disclosure of medical errors to patients and families are straightforward, the real-world response to harmful medical error is inevitably complex."

http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/25/10/787.abs...