Preventable Mistakes in US Hospitals: A New Hope?
A new study reporting on the medical error rates in United States hospitals found that approximately ninety percent of all hospital mistakes go unreported. The study examined the medical records of nearly eight hundred patients at three teaching hospitals and found that the number of medical mistakes, acquired infections, or subsequent injuries sustained by those patients was ten times higher than the figures reported by the federal government and the hospitals themselves. These findings reflect a disturbing trend of hospitals...
