medical malpractice

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According to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), over 225000 people die each year due to medical malpractice and nearly half of these are from emergency room errors. Medical malpractice has become the third leading cause of death in the United States, after deaths from heart disease and cancer. Medical Malpratice is no myth The JAMA article also broke down the following medical malpractice statistics: * 12000 deaths/year from unnecessary surgery * 7000 deaths/year from medication errors in hospitals * 20000 deaths/year from other errors in hospitals * 80000 deaths/year from infections in hospitals * 106000 deaths/year from non-error, adverse effects of medication A 2006 follow-up to the 1999 Institute of Medicine study found that medication errors are among the most common medical mistakes, harming at least 1.5 million people every year. According to the study, 400000 preventable drug-related injuries occur each year in hospitals, 800000 in long-term care settings, and roughly 530000 among Medicare recipients in outpatient clinics. The report stated that these are likely to be conservative estimates. 400000 Medication Malpractice Injuries 225000 Errors Related to Malpractice Deaths 625000 Total Malpractice Cases in Hospitals 40000000 Total Hospital Admissions 0.0156 98.44% Efficiency Rate OTHER MYTHS Administration Costs 400 bil, 30% to 50% BIR related Medical Equipment Costs 53000000000Total Medical Equipment Revenue 23850000 ...

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