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Pages: 312
Authors: Institute of Medicine
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-03-01 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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Experts estimate that as many as 98,000 people die in any given year from medical errors that occur in hospitals. That's more than die from motor vehicle accide
When We Do Harm
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: Danielle Ofri, MD
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-03-23 - Publisher: Beacon Press

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Medical mistakes are more pervasive than we think. How can we improve outcomes? An acclaimed MD’s rich stories and research explore patient safety. Patients e
After Harm
Language: en
Pages: 188
Authors: Nancy Berlinger
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-10-22 - Publisher: JHU Press

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Medical error is a leading problem of health care in the United States. Each year, more patients die as a result of medical mistakes than are killed by motor ve
Medical Harm
Language: en
Pages: 296
Authors: Virginia Ashby Sharpe
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-02-13 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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A broad interdisciplinary analysis of the phenomenon of medically-induced illness and injury.
Improving Diagnosis in Health Care
Language: en
Pages: 473
Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-12-29 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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Getting the right diagnosis is a key aspect of health care - it provides an explanation of a patient's health problem and informs subsequent health care decisio