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Doctors are urged to say they are sorry
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By The Associated Press
MY BAD: Doctors who make mistakes are increasingly being urged to tell their patients they are sorry.
COST-BENEFIT: An apology can head off a malpractice suit.
A BREAK WITH TRADITION: Doctors have long cultivated an image of infallibility and rarely own up to their mistakes.
BEHIND THE CURTAIN: The say-you’re-sorry movement is being driven in part by the high cost of malpractice insurance.
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