MedMal Matters Column: Searching For Answers - Studies Show Reasons why Hospital Errors put Patients in Danger

Searching for Answers: Studies show reasons why hospital errors put patients in danger

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) blew the lid off the United States’ patient safety crisis in 2000 when it published the groundbreaking book, “To Err is Human.” The IOM estimated at the time that 98,000 Americans were dying from medical negligence every year in hospitals.