The number of U.S. hospital patients who die from medical errors each year could be up to 4.5 times higher than the Institute of Medicine estimated in its landmark 1999 report, "To Err is Human," according to a study in the Journal of Patient Safety. In 1999, the IOM published "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System," which estimated that up to 98,000 patient deaths occur in the U.S. per year due to medical errors. This estimate is based on 1984 data from physician reviews of New York hospital patient medical records. Author John T. James, PhD, chief toxicologist for the National Aeronautics & Space Administration and founder of advocacy group Patient Safety America, aimed to update this estimate by conducting a review of studies published from 2008 to 2011.
Posted on: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:04:43 +0000
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