Hospital Resources

Disclosure

AHA Website:  Communicating with Patients
           Includes Booklet:  Communicating Outcomes to Patients, 
           developed by the Minnesota Hospital Association

• Report: University of Michigan Patient Safety Toolkit: Disclosure
              disseminate 'best practices' in patient safety undertaken by the
              University of Michigan Health System, and supported by an
              educational grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
              Foundation.
  
  
• Report: John Banja, Ph.D., Center for Ethics, Emory University
              Apology, Forgiveness and Disclosing Medical Errors
              Moral courage in medicine: disclosing medical error

Culture of Safety

AHA Key Issue Site: Quality and Patient Safety

• American Society of Healthcare Risk Management

• Medical Malpractice: Maine's Use of Practice Guidelines to Reduce Costs 
  United States General Accounting Office Report to the Honorable Wun S. Cohen and the Honorable George J.. Mitchell, U. S. Senate GAO United States General.pdf -6351.9KB 

Alternatives to Litigation

• Report:Medical Malpractice: Alternatives to Litigation
  United States General Accounting Office Report to the Honorable Wun S. Cohen and the Honorable George J.. Mitchell, U. S. Senate GAO United States General.pdf -6351.9KB 
  
• The American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution provides its members and the public with creative leadership in the dispute resolution field by fostering diversity, developing and offering educational programs, providing technical assistance, and producing publications that promote problem-solving and excellence in the provision of dispute resolution services.