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Organizational costs of preventable medical errors.
Weeks WB, Waldron J, Foster T, et al. The organizational costs of preventable medical errors. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 2001;27(10):533-9.
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January 4, 2017
Weeks WB, Waldron J, Foster T, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 2001;27(10):533-9.
Using two composite case studies as examples, the authors review the financial and organizational costs of medical error to an institution. The authors outline direct, indirect, and long-term costs and advocate for focusing on the long-term benefits of patient safety improvements over the up-front costs of their implementation.
