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General Health: In Safe Hands -- Medical Mistakes and Patient Safety According to a 1999 study by the Institute of Medicine, as many as 98,000 people die each year from medical errors, and many others are injured, as well. Medical sociologist from the University of Michigan, Marilynn Rosenthal, Ph.D., points out that not all bad outcomes are due to negligence. Still, negligent events happen and people get hurt. While the study has drawn attention and concern to the area of medical mistakes, it has also forced hospitals to take a closer look at their system and what can be done to improve patient safety. In this area, many advances have been made that have saved lives. Do you have a story to share about a treatment you feel was negligent, or a story about a hospital where you've seen improvements? We would like your questions, opinions, and personal experiences related to patient safety. Most recent postings are at the top.   [ Post a Message to This Discussion ]   Care of the Elderly -- They are Left to Die - Kenneth G Krul, Ph.D. 02/10/03   Medical mishaps - Billie 02/10/03   Serious Zoonotic Disease misdiagnosed... - ead158@aol.com 02/09/03   Jaw Surgery and one side breaks out of control - Marianne 02/06/03   »  RE: Jaw Surgery and one side breaks out of control D. Nordstrom 02/11/03 Ear Surgery - mjarnold@cafes.net 02/05/03   No Subject - Margie Baker 02/04/03   Diabetes. Synthetics vs beef insulin. - If you are an aged juvinile diabetic. Onset under age 10. Then you will certainly do better on any animal type insulin. But Beef is the very best. 02/04/03   »  RE: Diabetes. Synthetics vs beef insulin. FloridaCracker@ij.net 02/07/03   »  RE: RE: Diabetes. Synthetics vs beef insulin. www.diabetictype one 02/10/03 neuro brain subjects - mamajo06@yahoo.com 02/03/03   »  RE: neuro brain subjects jtmiguel@hotmail.com 02/04/03 Doctors can't stay on top of drug information - jmers@columbus.rr.com 02/03/03   »  RE: Doctors can't stay on top of drug information Kenneth G Krul, Ph.D. 02/10/03 »  RE: Doctors can't stay on top of drug information 02/03/03 Vascular EDS misdiagnosis takes life - jcs@mindspring.com 02/03/03   Stereotactic biopsy/removal of an artey by mistake - SCAPP5@AOL.COM 02/03/03   Savvy Med Consumer frustrated at personal care - jcs@mindspring.com 02/03/03   Evaluate Conventional Medicine - conflicting medical advice. - June Russell - russells@cstone.net 02/03/03     Don't you want to be notified by e-mail every time there is a breakthrough report in a particular Ivanhoe Health Channel? This is the only Web site that will do this for you. Click here to get more information or subscribe now!

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