The authors write that very little has been done, overall, to assess physicians' experiences with disclosing actual adverse events to patients, a situation that requires skills in immediate, transparent, open communication, and to determine whether these disclosures are following recommended guidelines. "By emphasizing the potential for surgeons being negatively affected after adverse events and disclosures, and recognizing the association between attitudes, perceived seriousness of events, surgeons' experiences with disclosures, and training on how to include specific elements of disclosure in these difficult conversations, future quality improvement efforts may be able to help sustain the implementation of open disclosure programs nationwide while also ensuring a healthy surgeon workforce."
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(JAMA Surgery. Published online July 20, 2016. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.1787. This study is available pre-embargo at the For The Media website.)
Editor's Note: This study was funded by a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development Service. No conflict of interest disclosures were reported.
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