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What Hospitals Won’t Tell You and
How Transparency Can Revolutionize Healthcare
NEW REPORT:
PREVENTABLE MEDICAL MISTAKES
ACCOUNT FOR ONE-SIXTH OF ALL ANNUAL DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES
1/6 die
by
doctors’
mistakes
NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL WARN THAT HOSPITALS ARE KILLING US
1/6 die
by
medical
mistakes
1 IN 5 ELDERLY US PATIENTS INJURED BY MEDICAL
CARE
A new study of more than 12,500 Medicare patients (with
an average age of 76) found that nearly one in five suffer
from medical injuries when receiving care
Those who had experienced a medical injury had a deathrate nearly double those who had not, along with greater
use of medical services and increased health care costs in
the year following the injury
Two-thirds of the injuries occurred during outpatient care
(such as doctor’s offices) rather than in hospitals
The often-preventable injuries were the direct result of
medical care or management, not a result of the patient’s
underlying condition
Past research has suggested at least 210,000 Americansare killed by preventable hospital errors each year
Nearly 20% of Seniors
Are Injured by Medical Care
