USA: World Leader in Medical Errors
One of the myths used to justify prices for medical care in the US is that we have the "best system in the world."
A new study gives the lie to that idea, because actual data shows we have a slight edge over other developed countries in the number of medical errors made in our system.
The Commonwealth Foundation study looked at error rates in six developed nations over the last 2 years. At 34%, the US was ahead of Canada, with 30%, and so on down to 22% in Britain.
Of course, most of the countries studied except the US had some form of universal healthcare in place. Coincidence?
More details are available from Reuters.
A new study gives the lie to that idea, because actual data shows we have a slight edge over other developed countries in the number of medical errors made in our system.
The Commonwealth Foundation study looked at error rates in six developed nations over the last 2 years. At 34%, the US was ahead of Canada, with 30%, and so on down to 22% in Britain.
Of course, most of the countries studied except the US had some form of universal healthcare in place. Coincidence?
More details are available from Reuters.
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