May 19, 2000
Why Medical Errors Can't Be Eliminated: Uncertainties and the Hindsight Bias
A recent report by the Institute of Medicine contained shocking news: As many as 98,000 Americans die unnecessarily each year because of medical mistakes. Such mistakes may represent the fifth-most-common cause of death in the United States, according to the institute. In response to the report, Nancy W. Dickey, a past president of the American Medical Association, voiced the opinion that "the only acceptable error rate is zero," thereby reinforc ing the public's
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