Health Plan Members' Views about Disclosure of Medical Errors

  1. Kathleen M. Mazor, EdD;
  2. Steven R. Simon, MD;
  3. Robert A. Yood, MD;
  4. Brian C. Martinson, PhD;
  5. Margaret J. Gunter, PhD;
  6. George W. Reed, PhD; and
  7. Jerry H. Gurwitz, MD
  1. From the Meyers Primary Care Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Fallon Foundation, Worcester, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Massachusetts; HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Lovelace Clinic Foundation, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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      Figure 1. Description of conditions.
    2. Figure 2. Numbers are percentages of respondents expressing agreement. Numbers are mean ratings (1 = most negative response; 5 = most positive response).
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      Figure 2. Numbers are percentages of respondents expressing agreement. Numbers are mean ratings (1 = most negative response; 5 = most positive response). Observed responses by error type, clinical outcome, and level of disclosure.Top.Bottom.

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