title: "To Err Is Human": uniformly reporting medical errors and near misses, a naïve, costly, and misdirected goal.
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Andrus
authors.forename: Eduardo G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Villasenor
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kettelle
authors.forename: Randolph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: Allison M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sweeney
authors.forename: Nathaniel M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Matolo
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D018156:Journalism, Medical / Q000592:standards; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs