MEDICATION ERRORS ARE TOO COMMON

MEDICATION ERRORS ARE TOO COMMON

MEDICATION ERRORS ARE TOO COMMON 150 150 Dan Frith

A recent report from the well-respected Institute of Medicine (IOM) discloses that 1.5 million Americans are harmed by medication errors ever year. More than one-half of these injuries occurred in nursing homes.

The IOM is an independent group of health care leaders based in Washington, D.C., and advises the federal government on health issues. The report places blame across the health care system and follows a 1999 report entitled “To Err is Human” which found that medication errors caused 7,000 deaths a year – about one for every hospital in the U.S.

Read the IOM report and be an informed consumer of medical care. Another important source of information is published by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, a watchdog group in Pennsylvania

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Dan Frith

Dan Frith has over 25 years of experience representing individuals and families in cases of medical malpractice throughout Virginia. He has been named "Best Medical Malpractice Attorney" by Roanoker Magazine and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. To speak with Dan, contact him by email at dfrith@frithlawfirm.com.

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