{"id":4030,"date":"2016-08-22T08:15:30","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T12:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=4030"},"modified":"2016-08-22T08:15:30","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T12:15:30","slug":"doctors-hospitals-prepare-for-difficult-talks-surrounding-medical-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=4030","title":{"rendered":"Doctors, Hospitals Prepare For Difficult Talks Surrounding Medical Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(By Zhai Yun Tan for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n<p>It was a fourth of July weekend but <a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.georgetown.edu\/divisions\/pulmonary\/faculty\" target=\"_blank\">Sharon O\u2019 Brien<\/a>, an intensive care physician, was not celebrating. A medical error earlier landed a patient in her ICU. The patient eventually died \u2014\u00a0and she had to decide what to tell the patient\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>Should she apologize? How much detail should she share about the mistake? 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