In this episode of Critical Matters, we continue the discussion of medical errors in healthcare with a specific focus on how to disclose medical errors to patients. Our guest is Dr. Nitin Puri, a practicing intensivist and medical educator at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and the Cooper Health System in Camden, New Jersey.

Additional Resources:

This is a CNN story on cardiothoracic fellow wrongly accused and sued for lying about a medical error: https://cnn.it/2vFEnLf
The Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) toolkit from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). CANDOR is a process that health care institutions and providers can use to respond in a timely, thorough and fair way when medical errors occur and cause patients harm: https://bit.ly/2m9fch7
A powerful video on the topic of the disclosure of medical errors: https://bit.ly/2DaD6TD

Article Mentioned in This Episode:

Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts: https://amzn.to/2NorssU

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