Background: Medical errors and adverse events are leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Reporting errors – both those that do and do not cause harm to patients – is paramount to preventing recurrences within the medical system and, therefore, reducing future harm. However, physicians may be reluctant to disclose errors due [...]

Case Presentation: A 43-year-old man with past medical history of AIDS, Hepatitis C, alcohol use disorder (AUD), and cirrhosis presented with one week of severe abdominal pain and distension and pleuritic chest pain. He had been prescribed antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the past three years but was poorly adherent. Patient had stopped taking ART three [...]