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social science subjects > health and social care > health services > medical errors
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medical errors  

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  • Until the 2000 report by the national Institute of Medicine (IOM) To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, medical errors were a relatively low priority in the U.S. healthcare system. Medical errors were regarded as uncommon. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Medical Errors]

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