Quality of Care: New Study Finds That Medical Errors Are Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S.
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A new study by patient safety researchers revealed that common medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the U.S., after heart disease and cancer. Their analysis, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on […]
Universities Turning to New Unconventional Strategies to Prevent Medical Errors
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A study by patient safety researchers published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) in 2016 revealed that common medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the United States. Now, universities are looking to address […]