Dear Doctor: Older study that said ‘medical errors’ were country’s third leading cause of death was flawed
The research from 2016 would have meant at least a third of patients (as many as 60%) who pass away in the hospital die of a medical error. That is incorrect.
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'Almost 20% of patients die due to hospital errors'
An alarming 18-20 per cent of hospitalised patients in the country lose their lives due to medical errors, negligence, misadministration of drugs, and deadly infections in the hospitals, experts have ...
This medical test may cause cancer due to ‘unfathomable’ mistake — and it’s performed 93M times a year in the US
Researchers warn that radiation from the machines can increase cancer risk. New Medicare rules aim to make these imaging ...
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Medical errors claim lives of 18-20pc hospitalised patients?
Dr. Zakiuddin highlighted that Pakistan’s 18-20% hospital mortality rate due to medical errors is alarmingly high compared to ...
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ECRI warns insufficient AI governance threatens patient safety
ECRI included other medtech-related threats on its list of patient safety concerns, noting that cybersecurity breaches can ...