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Hospitalization is a stressful experience even without the worry that a medical error could jeopardize recovery. A decade ago the Institute of Medicine released its report To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, which estimated that medical errors in hospitals led to the deaths of as many as 98,000 patients. In response to the report, federal agencies developed several programs to reduce medical errors and they continue to enhance them as described below. Continue reading
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