This information comes to me from a dear friend, Curtis Dickson. A few days ago, a 40 year old relative of my son's in-laws, died on the table while going in for a relatively safe gall bladder surgery. He liver was clipped by the doctor and she bleed to death. They could not stop it.
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January 2014
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Curtis Dickinson
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Dear Warren,The last thing on your mind when you go to a hospital is the possibility that you will be hurt instead of helped. But that is exactly what's happening to thousands of Americans every year. Patient safety can help you protect yourself and others.
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FROM MY DESK: Helping Insurance Companies Keep Their Promises Insurance companies are quick to promise safety and protection, but not always quick to deliver benefits. Whether you've been injured in a car wreck or an insurance company has refused your claim, you don't have to accept no for an answer. The insurance rep will not tell you all your rights. It's against their interest to do so. Be sure to contact an attorney who handles injury and insurance coverage claims. Know ALL your rights before you settle.Continue reading.
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Our Patient Safety Survival Guide
Report Puts Medical Errors as Third Leading Cause of Death
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| Many are unaware that medical errors kill thousands and injure millions of Americans. |
If an airliner crashed every day of the year because of pilot error, would you travel by air? Probably not. If your doctor wanted to admit you to a hospital for a needed medical procedure, would you refuse? Probably not. But consider this: A recently published study estimates that 210,000 hospital patients die each year from preventable medical errors, roughly equivalent to 365 jumbo jet disasters. That puts medical errors as the third leading cause of death in the United States after heart disease and cancer. Refusing care is not an option for most, but you should know how patient safety can help you survive a hospital stay. Videos and more. >>>
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BY THE NUMBERS /
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98,000
180,000
210,000
440,000
Deaths | The 1999 study To Err Is Human first projected that as many as 98,000 people die each year from medical mistakes. In 2010, the Office of The Inspector General estimated 180,000 deaths. Anew study from the Journal of Patient Safety puts the number between 210,000 and 440,000. |
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Per Week | Some estimates put the national incidence of wrong site surgeries, which includes wrong patient, wrong procedure, wrong site and wrong side surgeries, as high as 40 per week.
Source: Wrong Site Surgery Project, Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare |
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Trillion
Problem | Medical errors could be costing Americans nearly $1 trillion per year due to additional medical costs, productivity losses and shortened life spans.
Source: The Economics of Health Care Quality and Medical Errors , Journal of Health Care Finance |
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BOOKMARK FAVORITES /
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Service Grades Hospitals A to F
Check a hospital’s safety score before you check in through this national service provided by the Leapfrog Group. Grades from A to F are based on 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data.
Safely Navigate Your Health Care Experience
Safely navigate your health care with help from the National Patient Safety Foundation. Start at the resource page, watch the Ask Me 3 video and join efforts to promote Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 2 to 8.
Public Citizen Fights for Patient Safety
Public Citizen advocates for Americans on a range of issues, including health and safety. Learn more about their work to promote safer drugs and medical devices, equitable health care services and more accountability.
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Limiting Your Rights Not the Answer
Instead of focusing on the devastation caused by preventable medical mistakes, some special interests want to limit the legal rights of patients.
Read report
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Hospital Insider Shares
Her Perspective
Mary Anne Hillard, Chief Risk Counsel and Vice President of Safety and Patient Experience at Children’s National Medical Center, shares an inside perspective on medical mistakes.
Listen now
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