Sample policies
Sample hospital policies on disclosure
Several hospitals have provided sample policies and related information addressing disclosure. These may be downloaded below.
- Hospital A
Disclosure policy hospital A (.doc) (55 KB)
Priorities, communications, standards, documentation hospital A
(.doc) (55 KB) - Hospital B
Sample policy hospital B (.doc) (33 KB) - Hospital C
Sample policy hospital C (.doc) (55 KB)
Disclosure resources and policies
The American Society for Healthcare Risk Management of the American Hospital Association has made available a three-part series addressing disclosure, approaches and policies. More information is available http://www.hospitalconnect.com/ashrm/resources/monograph.html. Download the series below.
ASHRM 3-part monograph series on Disclosure
- Disclosure of unanticipated events: The next step in better
communication with patients, May 2003
ASHRM Disclosure Part 1, May 2003 (.pdf) (344 KB) - Disclosure of unanticipated events: Creating an effective
patient communication policy, November, 2003
ASHRM Disclosure Part 2, November 2003 (.pdf) (415 KB) - Disclosure: What works now & What can work even better
ASHRM Disclosure Part 3, February 2004 (.pdf) (438 KB)
A document shared by the American Society of Healthcare Risk Management that may be helpful for developing a process for disclosing medical errors to patients and family (.pdf) (178 KB).