The Death Toll From Avoidable Medical Errors

Quickly now, which causes more deaths in the US every year: avoidable medical errors or auto accidents? I guessed auto accidents too, probably because vehicle carnage is in the headlines each day. But a new study reports that it’s medical errors. They’re responsible for more than 200,000 deaths annually, the study states. And these are all preventable deaths. More widespread technology for linking medical records, which is supposed to be part of that health insurance reform legislation curre...

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