more attention on reducing medical errors
January 2000
The gov't will focus more attention on reducing medical errors.
Medical errors in hospitals kill over 44,000 people a year...more than the deaths from car accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS.
About 7,000 patients die each year from MEDICATION errors...more than the number of people who die from workplace injuries.
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