Archive for August 3rd, 2008
The Cost of Surgical Errors
By medliorator - Last updated: Sunday, August 3, 2008
Preventable medical errors during or after surgery cause 10 percent of surgery-related deaths and may cost employers nearly $1.5 billion a year, according to a U.S. government report released on Monday. The agency looked at the records of more than 161,000 patients aged 18 to 64 covered by employer-based health plans who had surgery in [...]