Driving Forces For Patient Safety n at least 44,000 and perhaps as many as 98,000 deaths per year related to medical errors n the lowest estimate exceeds the number attributable to the 8th leading cause of death n medication errors account for 1 0f 854 inpatient hospital deaths, and 1 of 131 outpatient deaths The Institute Of Medicines Report: To Err Is Human Source:http://www4.nationalacademies.org/iom/iomhome.nsf
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