Medication Errors
Medication Errors Medication errors is a pervasive issue in healthcare. The errors can result in significant patient harm and add further economic burden to an already high level of healthcare cost. Determining a precise number of deaths directly attributed to medication errors in hospitals is a challenging task. The exact mortality rate is subject to […]
Medical Errors Now Third Leading Cause of Death
The Institute of Medicine published a study in 1999 called “To Err is Human”. The study estimated deaths because of medical errors as high as 98,000 a year. The report called the results an epidemic. Needless to say, the entire healthcare industry was shocked and many plans were developed for increased attention to patient safety […]
