title: I'm sorry: apologizing for a mistake might prevent a lawsuit.
authors.affiliation: Texas Medical Association, USA. pam.baggett@texmed.org
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baggett
mesh_terms: D004645:Empathy; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D019300:Medical Errors; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013781:Texas; D014342:Truth Disclosure