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Estimating hospital-related deaths due to medical error: a perspective from patient advocates.
August 16, 2017
Kavanagh KT, Saman DM, Bartel R, et al. J Patient Saf. 2017;13(1):1-5.
Methods utilized to estimate the incidence of medical error are inconsistent. This commentary discusses published estimates on the prevalence of preventable mortality, concerns about the studies, and the need for uniform adoption of safety standards to reduce adverse events.
