In the surgical setting, the concept “to err is human” could potentially be a matter of life and death. In an effort to identify surgical errors that could be prevented, researchers at Baylor College ...

The types, causes, contributing factors, and patient demographics of fatal medication errors were reviewed. Case reports of medication errors from hospitals, ambulatory care settings, and patients' ...

Almost half of medical errors in the emergency room are due to problems with information processing, according to a new study published in De Gruyter's Journal Diagnosis. This issue is not related to ...