What is it about?
Open disclosure is the prooves of open and honest discussion between a clinician, the patient, and family when an adverse clinical occurs while the patient is in care or treatment. While this is a mandatory process in many developed countries, it has not been made so in Singapore. This publication shows some reasons for this.
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Why is it important?
Open disclosure is a process that is at the heart of healthcare quality and safety when adverse or sentinel events occur.
Perspectives
Open disclosure is the open discussion that an aged care provider has with consumers when something goes wrong that has harmed or could potentially cause harm to a consumer.
Dr Richard Murray Olley
Griffith University
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This page is a summary of: The Implementation of Open Disclosure in Asian Culture in Singapore: A systematic literature review, Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, June 2006, Australasian College of Health Service Management,
DOI: 10.24083/apjhm.v14i3.299.
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