Quality of Care: New Study Finds That Medical Errors Are Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S.
The Health Law Firm
MAY 12, 2016
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A new study by patient safety researchers revealed that common medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the US, after heart disease and cancer. Their analysis, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on May 3, 2016, contends that “medical errors” in hospitals and other health care facilities are incredibly common and may now be the third-leading cause of death in th
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