Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Hospital care fatal for some patients : Results of Medicare study 'alarming'

USA Today reports:
An estimated 15,000 Medicare patients die each month in part because of care they receive in the hospital, says a government study released today.

The study is the first of its kind aimed at understanding "adverse events" in hospitals — essentially, any medical care that causes harm to a patient, according to the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General.