Case managers certainly come across or suspect medical errors. This article offers a glimpse into the variety of mishaps, possible errors, and even moral ambiguities connected with errors that a case manager may experience. The primary objective of the article is simply to give readers an idea of the kinds of error scenarios a case manager may encounter. The cases appearing here are taken from actual accounts.
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