An apology after medical harm still matters, but perhaps not for the reasons medicine once believed. For a long time, medicine saw apologizing after a bad outcome as risky or, at best, a way to protect oneself. Doctors were told to say as little as possible: Avoid guessing, don’t admit fault, and don’t apologize. This
Medical apology laws don’t reduce malpractice lawsuits originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
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