Medical Errors

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What is "medical error" and why are so many patients dying? An Institute of Medicine reports up to 98,000 deaths occur because of mistakes by health professionals. Fatal mistakes are so common that health providers admit they need to clean up their acts. What do we need to know-and when?
What is "medical error" and why are so many patients dying? An Institute of Medicine reports up to 98,000 deaths occur because of mistakes by health professionals. Fatal mistakes are so common that health providers admit they need to clean up their acts. What do we need to know-and when?

Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producer:

Frances Anderton