Medical Errors And Patient Safety In Health Care

Medical Error Reduction and Prevention - PubMed

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29763131/

Medical errors cost approximately $20 billion a year. Medical errors in hospitals and clinics result in approximately 100,000 people dying each year. Medical errors typically include surgical, diagnostic, medication, devices and equipment, …

Patient Safety - World Health Organization

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/patient-safety

The occurrence of adverse events due to unsafe care is likely one of the 10 leading causes of death and disability in the world (1). In high-income countries, it is estimated that one in every 10 patients is …

20 Tips To Help Prevent Medical Errors: Patient Fact Sheet

https://www.ahrq.gov/questions/resources/20-tips.html

Patient Safety | The Joint Commission

https://www.jointcommission.org/resources/patient-safety/

Health care professionals whose focus is on patient safety are very familiar with these alarming and frequently cited statistics from the Institute of Medicine: medical errors …