Sunday, January 17, 2016

Disturbing New Study Finds Medication Errors In Half Of All Surgeries

Medication errors occur in half of all surgeries. This was the conclusion from a new study published in the October issue of the journal Anesthesiology. 
The author of this Forbes article states "The level of waste and harm that is generally accepted in the healthcare sector would never be tolerated in other mature industries. We need to stop holding the healthcare industry to a different standard than every other industry we interact with. It really is a matter of life and death."
Disturbing New Study Finds Medication Errors In Half Of All Surgeries

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