Comments on: Medical Errors kill between 50k and 100k annually http://healthcare-economist.com/2006/11/27/medical-errors-kill-between-50k-and-100k-annually/ Tue, 22 May 2012 08:04:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Healthcare Economist · Cost of Medical Errors: $17 billion http://healthcare-economist.com/2006/11/27/medical-errors-kill-between-50k-and-100k-annually/comment-page-1/#comment-11931 Healthcare Economist · Cost of Medical Errors: $17 billion Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:31:16 +0000 http://healthcare-economist.com/2006/11/27/medical-errors-kill-between-50k-and-100k-annually/#comment-11931 [...] medical errors are a serious problem in modern health care.  One study found that medical errors kill between 50k and 100k annually and another found that 2.9% of people who enter the hospital are actually harmed by the care they [...] [...] medical errors are a serious problem in modern health care.  One study found that medical errors kill between 50k and 100k annually and another found that 2.9% of people who enter the hospital are actually harmed by the care they [...]

]]> By: Emily DeVoto http://healthcare-economist.com/2006/11/27/medical-errors-kill-between-50k-and-100k-annually/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Emily DeVoto Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:16:12 +0000 http://healthcare-economist.com/2006/11/27/medical-errors-kill-between-50k-and-100k-annually/#comment-157 Great post, Jason. Risks of medical interventions, be they tests or procedures, are often not discussed with patients, and clinicians often seem more concerned with the appearance of omission (i.e., not doing everything possible, perhaps out of fear of litigation) than with the problem of too much medicine. Thanks also for giving a plug to Don Berwick's great work, and I'm looking forward to reading more of your stuff! Oh, and I agree that one can't have too many burritos. ;-) Great post, Jason. Risks of medical interventions, be they tests or procedures, are often not discussed with patients, and clinicians often seem more concerned with the appearance of omission (i.e., not doing everything possible, perhaps out of fear of litigation) than with the problem of too much medicine.

Thanks also for giving a plug to Don Berwick’s great work, and I’m looking forward to reading more of your stuff!

Oh, and I agree that one can’t have too many burritos. ;-)

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