True or false? A trip to the doctor's is guaranteed to make you feel better. The answer is false, unfortunately, as all-too-common issues like medical errors can send patients home feeling worse ...

It’s been 25 years since the Institute of Medicine’s groundbreaking report, “To Err Is Human,” shed light on the vital issue ...

Our study found that methotrexate is associated with significant preventable medication errors that warrant careful measures to improve patient safety. While some of the errors (those involving a ...

estimated that as many as 98,000 hospital patients die every year as a result of preventable errors, including medication mistakes. These findings prompted the Clinton administration and Congress ...

We found a 79% decrease in the rate of serious medication errors in the pediatric ICU, while Leape et al., [20] using a very similar method, found a 66% decrease in preventable ADEs at the ...

Medical malpractice occurs when healthcare professionals fail to meet the standard of care, harming patients. These mistakes can have life-altering consequences, including severe injuries, permanent ...

Specifically, ‘errors and delays’ meant she never ... on a ‘balance of probabilities’ her death ‘would have been preventable had appropriate medical treatment been provided.’ ...

According to Avelios, which was founded in 2020, preventable medication errors result in the deaths of 65,000 people annually in Germany, and this is in part caused by outdated IT systems ...

Deborah Lowe prior to Mount Sinai error Deborah Lowe following Mount Sinai error Hidden Medical Error Leads to Decades of Undiagnose ...