Medical errors are a leading cause of death in the United States, with some research suggesting that errors can cause as many 250,000 fatalities each year.

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ORLANDO, Fla. — “Harmful errors are often not disclosed, and when disclosure does take place, it often falls short of the expectations of the patient and the family and the clinical care team,” ...

When the University of Michigan Health System launched a program to inform patients of harmful medical errors and offer compensation, legal claims dropped more than 25%. The numbers of lawsuits ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “These conversations are a variation on any difficult conversation that you navigate as a hospitalist,” he said.