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Previous Volume 347:1633-1638 November 14, 2002 Number 20

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When the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued To Err Is Human,¹ the recommendation to expand reporting of serious adverse events and medical errors, particularly mandatory reporting, received the most attention and sparked controversy.² The American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association raised strong objections, claiming that mandatory reporting would increase liability and drive reporting underground.³ Clearly, the report struck a nerve.

Although the response of the American Medical Association reflected some confusion about the IOM's advice — the call for mandatory reporting was directed at hospitals, not physicians — the discussion brought to the surface the unresolved conflict between . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The Role of Reporting

Voluntary External Reporting Systems

Mandatory External Reporting Systems

Reasons for the Inadequacy of Current Reporting Systems

Improving Reporting Systems

A National Voluntary Reporting System?

Conclusions

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From the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston.

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