Addressing Patient Safety Issues
Improving patient safety in the healthcare sector remains a paramount issue despite years of research, policies, and development. In 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report, To Err is Human. The report estimated that American hospitals experience between 44000 and 98000 deaths from preventable medical errors (King et al., 2008). In the report, IOM ... Read More
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