It was recently reported that medical errors are the third-eading cause of death in the United States after heart disease and cancer. The estimated number per year is over 400,000. This is not new information, and unfortunately, this will not be a simple problem to fix.
A portion of these deaths result from health care providers lacking resources and being overextended, both contributing to making errors. Some will also result from systems issues such as handoffs between providers during shift changes or call. But some simply result from bad health care decision-making and even worse, negligence and indifference on the part of providers. Let’s say this portion accounts for 10 percent of these deaths. That would mean 40,000 deaths per year.
Does anyone find that acceptable?
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