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Discordant public and professional perceptions on transparency in healthcare
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Sir,
Transparency is becoming a major issue in healthcare.1,2 Recent work shows substantial differences between views of physicians and those of the public on medical errors:3 while the public views open reporting as a very effective way of reducing errors, physicians prefer confidentiality. We conducted a survey to
Hebrew University Medical School Jerusalem
Department of Communication Tel Aviv University
Center for Quality & Safety Hadassah University Hospital & School of Public Health Hebrew University Ein Kerem Jerusalem Israel e-mail: brezis@vms.huji.ac.il