The message was direct: many a doctor is out of sync with patients and as a consequence
often does them a disservice or makes preventable medical mistakes. The paradigm for the …

It has been 4 years since the Institute of Medicine issued its legendary report" To Err Is
Human: Building a Safer Health System." 1 The findings were truly a wake, up call for the …

Background In response to the report by the Institute of Medicine on medical errors, national
groups have recommended actions to reduce the occurrence of preventable medical errors …

Abstract The Institute of Medicine (1999) reports that as many as 98,000 patients die each
year from preventable medical errors. According to Sultz and Young (2009) medical errors …

A recent report on patient safety by the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Quality of Health
Care in America noted that there are at least 44,000 patient deaths from medical errors each …

Medical errors have been documented for many years, but the evidence had not captured
the public's attention until the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, To Err Is Human …

With its 1999 report, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the Institute of
Medicine focused the spotlight of public opinion on errors in medical practice. 1 The report …

Medical errors cost tens of thousands of lives in US hospitals each year—more than deaths
from highway accidents, breast cancer, and AIDS combined. Studies have put the numbers …

Background All humans are fallible. Because physicians are human, unintentional errors
unfortunately occur. While unintentional medical errors have an impact on patients and their …

Poor Physician-Patient Communication and Medical Error | AAFP Advertisement search close
brand logo ANDY LAZRIS, MD, CMD, Personal Physician Care, Columbia, Maryland ALAN R …