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Medical Error - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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The Institute of Medicine Report on Medical Errors

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In December 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the report, "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System." [ 1] The response was immediate and far …

Medical Error Reduction and Prevention - PubMed

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Medical errors are a serious public health problem and a leading cause of death in the United States. It is challenging to uncover a consistent cause of errors and, …

The Institute of Medicine's report on medical error

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Methods: Review of the IOM report on medical error and discussion of other relevant literature on medical error. Results: The IOM report on medical error highlights an …

Diagnostic Error in Health Care | National Academies

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The committee will propose solutions to the problem of diagnostic error, which may include: clarifying definitions and boundaries; integrating educational approaches; addressing …

What is Diagnostic Error? - Society to Improve Diagnosis …

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine defined diagnostic error as the failure to (a) establish an accurate and timely explanation of the patient’s health problem (s) or (b) communicate that …

The Institute of Medicine Report on Medical Errors

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The MPS study found that 3.7% of patients hospitalized in New York State in 1984 suffered an adverse event (AE), defined as a disabling injury caused by …

Medical Errors | Agency for Healthcare Research and …

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Errors can involve medicines, surgery, diagnosis, equipment, or lab reports. AHRQ has sponsored hundreds of patient safety research and implementation projects to prevent …

Medical Errors and Patient Safety - Boston University

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Error in the performance of an operation, procedure, or test Error in administering the treatment Error in the dose or method of using a drug Avoidable delay in treatment or in …

3 Overview of Diagnostic Error in Health Care - NCBI …

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DEFINITION OF DIAGNOSTIC ERROR The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has defined quality of care as “the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired …