Advocates for hospital patients and their families say confusion about who is managing a patient’s care–and lack of coordination among those caregivers–are endemic, contributing to the estimated 44,000 to 98,000 deaths from medical errors each year.
Advocates for hospital patients and their families say confusion about who is managing a patient’s care–and lack of coordination among those caregivers–are endemic, contributing to the estimated 44,000 to 98,000 deaths from medical errors each year.