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I’m all for enhancing patient safety. Count me in on reducing medical errors. I acknowledge that medical mistakes harm…
Res ipsa loquitor: Res ipsa loquitor:
In the last week there have been two articles written addressing medical errors. In the Wall Street Journal, surgeon Dr Marty Makary discusses the…
Its has been well established that medical errors are a serious problem in modern health care. One study found that medical errors…