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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare quality improvement
  • Patient safety research
  • Medical error management

Background:

  • Inter-system medical error discovery (IMED) presents unique challenges for healthcare professionals.
  • Current best practices for responding to IMED events are not well-defined.
  • This study explores perspectives on disclosure, feedback, and reporting in IMED scenarios.

Framework:

  • Qualitative study utilizing semi-structured telephone interviews.
  • 15 medical error professionals across 5 US regions participated.
  • Data analyzed using inductive approach of interpretive description.

Implementation:

  • Participants shared diverse views on minimum obligations and best practices for IMED.
  • Practical barriers to disclosure, feedback, and reporting were consistently identified.
  • Consensus exists that clear, harmful errors should be disclosed to patients, often after investigation.

Implications:

  • Divergent opinions on recommended actions and thresholds for IMED response indicate a need for clearer guidelines.
  • Lack of specific guidance for IMED necessitates extrapolation from general error management principles.
  • Development of clear IMED guidelines should address practical, political, and communication challenges.