In December 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the report, "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System." [1] The response was immediate and far-reaching. The report received near ...

The migraine I'd been suffering for two weeks was nothing compared to the searing pain that suddenly shot through the left side of my head as I lay sleeping in bed one night. It was a pain as ...

An average of 195,000 people in the USA died due to potentially preventable, in-hospital medical errors in each of the years 2000, 2001 and 2002, according to a new study of 37 million patient ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I think it would be very enlightening if you would write a follow-up piece on the third leading cause of death in the United States. I am certain you are aware that I am referring ...

The IOM Committee concluded that tens of thousands of Americans die each year as a result of medical errors, and that even larger numbers suffer temporary or permanent harm. The conclusion of the ...