medical errors" as a descriptor of adverse medical outcomes
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What do you think of the term "medical errors" as a descriptor of adverse medical outcomes? After all, there are many medical procedures and treatments that are inherently risky and painful. Given this fact, is it conceivable that the health care delivery system many never be able to operate free of error?
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Medical errors as a descriptor of adverse medical outcomes are examined.
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Our healthcare system will never be free from error because humans err by nature. Any time there is a human running a system, even when it is alongside technology, there is room for error. Medical errors happen very frequently but a very small percentage end up as adverse medical outcomes. Most errors are also not reported or ...
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