The “ To Err is Human ” report and the patient safety …

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report in 1999 entitled “ To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System ”. 1 The report stated that errors cause between 44 000 and 98 000 deaths every year in American hospitals, and over one million injuries. 1 Health care appeared to be far behind other high risk industries in ensuring basic ....

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