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<blockquote data-quote="YukonGlocker" data-source="post: 2876200" data-attributes="member: 425"><p>I read it. Their estimates are partly based on several large scale studies that did measure actual medical error leading to death. And, as they noted, there are reasons to believe their current estimate is low (e.g., doesn't count for error leading to death outside the facility). However, there could be factors that would decrease the number also (e.g., adoption of technology that reduce mistakes; policy changes that reduce mistakes; etc.)--and of course the authors don't list these, or brainstorm in this direction. Overall, it's still a very difficult number to measure; but their estimates, even if ball-park accurate, are alarming.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="YukonGlocker, post: 2876200, member: 425"] I read it. Their estimates are partly based on several large scale studies that did measure actual medical error leading to death. And, as they noted, there are reasons to believe their current estimate is low (e.g., doesn't count for error leading to death outside the facility). However, there could be factors that would decrease the number also (e.g., adoption of technology that reduce mistakes; policy changes that reduce mistakes; etc.)--and of course the authors don't list these, or brainstorm in this direction. Overall, it's still a very difficult number to measure; but their estimates, even if ball-park accurate, are alarming. [/QUOTE]
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