Medical injuries in U.S. hospitals that are largely preventable add up to a substantial burden in terms of unnecessary deaths and additional days spent in the hospital, a study out Wednesday says. A 1999 report by the Institute of Medicine said up to 98,000 Americans die every year from errors that occur in hospitals, doctor's offices, outpatient clinics and elsewhere. The new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, takes a detailed look at the medical mistakes that happen just in hospitals.
Posted by Editor at October 10, 2003 10:26 AM