Families And Caregivers Suffer Guilt, Fear And Loneliness After Medical Errors

Guilt, fear and loneliness often afflict both the caregiver and the family in the aftermath of a medical error, feelings that can be overcome if all parties try to build bridges and develop solutions that not only can prevent error but lead to forgiveness.”Too Err is Human,” the famed 1999 Institute of Medicine report, focused on the need to prevent medical error. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Medical Malpractice / Litigation on October 25th, 2007