Disclosure and mandatory reporting of errors are both recommended as strategies for managing errors in health care. Why are these two behaviors incompatible?

a. Mandatory reporting removes the safety from disclosure and makes providers unwilling to admit to their errors.

b. Disclosure of errors implies failure.

c. Malpractice cases do not allow disclosure of errors.

d. The goal of mandatory reporting of errors is to establish blame, whereas the goal of disclosing errors is to generate an open dialogue.