In 1999, the Institute of
Medicine—an organization
regarded as an authority at the
intersection of medicine and
society—published a report,
“To Err Is Human,” which found
that up to 98,000 Americans
were dying annually from
medical errors. Twenty years
later, deadly health care mistakes
may be just as prevalent. ▶
MEDICINE
HOW TO REDUCE
MEDICAL ERRORS
By Kathleen Sutcliffe