Medical error can be understood as an unintended act either of commission or omission, within the context of healthcare. Errors can occur at either the individual- or ...

According to a new study published in the BMJ, medical errors now rank as the third leading cause of death in the U.S., with only heart disease and cancer accounting for more deaths. While I do ...

Preventing Medication Errors Clip: Preventing Medication Errors Javascript must be enabled in order to access C-SPAN videos. *This text was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning. Dr. Brody ...

And while the study focused on cataract surgery, the panel's recommendation to prevent these errors from happening again are applicable for all procedures and to all healthcare institutions ...