Hospitals Moving to Change Culture Admit Mistakes

In the past, hospitals have been reluctant to admit mistakes, fearing malpractice lawsuits. But hospitals are increasingly under pressure to reduce errors, and to do that, they have to recognize them. The result is the beginning of a cultural change, according to The Tennessean.

At Nashville's Baptist Hospital a 3-week-old infant died in 2009 when a nurse confused a feeding line and an IV line.

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