Medical errors: 5 system-wide changes that can prevent patient harm
Despite controversy over the definition of medical errorsused in a new study that finds these mistakes lead to 10 percent of deaths in the United States each year, it’s clear that the industry has to do something to catch and prevent these errors.
As many as 250,000 deaths occur each year due to a medical mistake, according to The BMJ study, confirming previous research from 2013. That’s roughly 685 people a day.
I can’t imagine that we’d turn a blind eye to these statistics if that many people died each day in plane crashes.
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