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Team Discussion of Medical Error

First, when discussing a medical error with the team, each member must recognize the errors that occurred. It is improtant to review the case with the other team members and make sure errors are recognized. How these errors occured should be throroughly investigated. The team should then discuss what happened without blaming or pointing fingers.

It is important to try to understand other team member's points of view.

Multi-choice

Question

What is the best approach to disclosure of the errors?

Answers

The team member that made the biggest contribution to the error(s) should disclose the error.

Each member of the team should meet individually with the patient to disclose the error.

The team should let the department chairman know so the hospital leadership can disclose the error.

The team should disclose the error(s) together.

The risk management office should disclose the error.

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