Americans’ Experiences with Medical Errors and Views on Patient Safety

IHI September 29, 2017
NORC at the University of Chicago IHI/NPSF Lucian Leape Institute

Executive Summary Nearly 20 years after the Institute of Medicine’s landmark study To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System brought national attention and focus to the issue of patient safety, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)/National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) Lucian Leape
Institute and NORC at the University of Chicago have undertaken a major survey of Americans to measure their experiences with medical errors. The data show that while the majority of Americans are interacting...

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