title: Integrating disclosure, patient safety and risk management activities.
abstract: National Quality Forum safe-practice guidelines encourage hospitals to integrate disclosure, patient safety and risk management activities. Combining collaborative law with a patient safety program in a parallel process makes it possible to achieve this integration. This combination provides for physician-led guidance in determining whether disclosure is required - and, if so, provides mentor assistance with actual disclosure. It offers proactive error prevention by offering a means to quickly utilize information to make safety changes. Additionally, the combination provides an opportunity to access collaborative law at a time when it is still possible to resolve issues without resort to litigation.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fasler
mesh_terms: D030881:Disclosure / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D034462:Dissent and Disputes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016749:National Practitioner Data Bank / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017008:Negotiating / Q000379:methods; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive / Q000592:standards; D012308:Risk Management / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D060891:Root Cause Analysis / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D059039:Standard of Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States