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Oregon is yet again blazing a new trail—this time, for patients and providers who want to work outside of the legal system to find resolution if a patient is seriously injured by or dies during healthcare. Early Discussion and Resolution is a voluntary process that offers patients and providers a safe space for open and caring conversation after an adverse healthcare incident in hopes of coming to a shared understanding about the incident and what should happen next. Early Discussion and Resolution has powerful benefits not only for the individual patients and providers involved, but also for healthcare quality and safety throughout Oregon.