[3] Simple but standardized algorithms for certain types of routine procedures and care processes appear to have significant value in reducing preventable complications and their associated costs.

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 ...

For everyone who believes health care reform demands action, consider the lack of Congressional response to air traffic control understaffing that affects them directly.

“We applaud the commitment of our hospitals in New Jersey even as we recognize that preventable medical errors still happen far too often, including in our own communities.” The Leapfrog Group ...

During the study period, we examined a total of 1249 admissions in the ICUs, 1690 admissions in the general medical units, and 1924 admissions in the general surgical units. Table 1 summarizes ...

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