Medical errors harm huge number of patients. What will it take to make America's hospitals safer?

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Medical errors harm huge number of patients. What will it take to make America's hospitals safer?

September 12, 2012

Sternberg S.

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This magazine article discusses insights from experts and patients on how to prevent errors in hospitals in the United States.

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