Time November 5, 2019
Twenty years ago this fall, the Institute of Medicine—an U.S.-based independent, nongovernmental organization widely regarded as an authority at the intersection of medicine and society—released a report titled “To Err Is Human.” It announced that up to 98,000 Americans were dying each year from medical errors.
Yet, in 2019, medical errors are about as prevalent as in 1999. “To Err Is Human”...