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Food for Thought — Medical Malpractice: By the Numbers

October 10, 2014 

The newly updated briefing book on Medical Malpractice: By the Numbers from the Center for Justice & Democracy at New York Law School offers the latest statistics and research on issues related to medical malpractice. The nearly 500 footnotes linking to original sources cover a wide range of topics, including: medical malpractice litigation; health care… Read more >

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Dramatic Increase in Hospital Deaths and Injuries As a Result of Medical Errors

June 6, 2014 

By Richard A. Silver The Institute of Medicine, in its seminal 1999 work “To Err Is Human,” indicated that there were more than 100,000 deaths per year as a result of medical errors in hospitals in the United States.  More recent studies have shown that there has been a dramatic increase in deaths due to… Read more >

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