Journal of Clinical Research & Bioethics

Abstract

Medical Error became Sword for Innocent Eyes: On Shadow of Negligence

Santosh Kumar and Shumaila Batool

Medical error is serious health problem among the healthcare organizations but major drawback is that errors are not disclosed, and remains hidden. It is necessary to maintain the standards of practice, information and error to be disclosed to reasonable person and if it is not so it is against the professional practice, and authority have to feel physician guilty for negligent disclosure. This commentary article is a scholarly examination of the ethical issue confronted in the health care setting, based on the case study of little girl who lost her life due to medical error but the parents were not informed about it and everyone did negligence, and case was not reported to higher authorities.