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25 years of patient safety: Bad news: ‘The data is quite disturbing,’ part 1
Author(s)Richard Payerchin
Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, discusses the organization’s 25th anniversary and more.
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Patient safety in American health care remains a significant challenge, with alarming data showing that one in four Medicare beneficiaries experience harm during hospital stays and preventable errors contribute to an estimated 200,000 to 250,000 deaths annually. Despite
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