Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine (Aug 2000)

Medical errors: how the US Government is addressing the problem

  • Kim John J,
  • Schulman Kevin A

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cvm-1-1-035
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 35 – 37

Abstract

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Abstract November's Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on medical errors has sparked debate among US health policy makers as to the appropriate response to the problem. Proposals range from the implementation of nationwide mandatory reporting with public release of performance data to voluntary reporting and quality-assurance efforts that protect the confidentiality of error-related data. Any successful safety program will require a national effort to make significant investments in information technology infrastructure, and to provide an environment and education that enables providers to contribute to an active quality-improvement process.

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