Medical Error’s Stubborn Threat to Hospital Patients
Safety Net
English - May 12, 2023 17:00 - 10 minutes - 14 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsScience Health & Fitness Medicine patient safety medmal medical malpractice error professional liability crico crico/rmf Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: When the Patient’s Home is the Hospital
A new study that looks at when, where, and how medical errors occur in the in-patient setting is shining a bright light on threats to patient safety and quality in health care. A topline result of a 25 percent error rate for hospital admissions is getting a lot of attention. Lead author David Bates and others explain the implications for everyone in health care from the board room to the bedside.