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Advances in Patient Safety

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; -.

The very critical issues of medical errors and patient safety have received a great deal of attention. In November 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report estimating that as many as 98,000 patients die as the result of medical errors in hospitals each year.

A major Federal initiative has been launched to reduce medical errors and improve patient safety in federally funded health care programs, and by example and partnership, in the private sector.

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2008

2005

Bookshelf ID: NBK20626

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