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An IOM Review for Us All
[By Staff Reporters]
Hospitals manufacture miracles by the millions. But, they can also be hazardous to your health.
IOM Report
According to the Institute of Medicine [IOM], a non-profit organization chartered by the US National Academy of Sciences, at least 1.5 million Americans fall prey to hospital error every year.
And, these mistakes aren’t exactly minor either; as between 40,000 and 100,000 people die every year because of shoddy handiwork, including surgical mishaps and drug mix-ups.
Drug Problems
One big problem is that hospital patients may get the wrong drug one time out of five times [20%], according to a study by Auburn University. The death toll from these mistakes is at least as bad as that from car accidents or breast cancer, and may be as bad as that from strokes.
Infections
Another 100,000 people die because of infections from hospital-bred [nosocomial] bacteria that are resistant to one or more of the antibiotics doctors use to kill them off, according to the Center for Disease Control [CDC]. Some of those might be prevented by more hand washing or other precautions.
Assessment
Of course, medical provides, health economists, advisors, administrators and Executive-Post subscribers are familiar with these mistakes; but the public may not be – until now!
And so, this is your chance to learn what the public is reading about this vital issue from Forbes.
Link: http://health.msn.com/health-topics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100214300>1=31036#
You may be surprised, and dismayed!
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