Medical error—the third leading cause of death in the US
Medicine and Science from The BMJ
May 4, 201612m 17s
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Show Notes
Medical error is not included on death certificates or in rankings of cause of death. Martin Makary, professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, joins us to explain why we don't measure medical error, and why it is so important that we start.
Read the full analysis:
http://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i2139