News Reports
Reports about various aspects of medical error, harm, and ethics.
Visit our Iatrogenic Yahoo Group for an archive of medical error reports and other resources.The American Iatrogenic Association Library
Essays, articles, speeches, and other materials that will make you a better-informed medical consumer.Links
Sites that have interesting or useful information about medical error, ethics, practices, economics, and things worth knowing.The American Iatrogenic Association Bookstore
The best resources we can find about medical malpractice, ethics, regulations, and how you can protect yourself.State medical board directory - How to file a complaint
Directory of state medical boards with contact information.Where to get legal help
Finding an attorney specializing in medical malpractice.Legal resources
What are the laws governing doctors, nurses, hospitals, and medical practice in your state? What is the statue of limitations for filing a lawsuit?Online Medical Resources
A hodge-podge of sources -- some excellent and some less than -- that can improve your knowledge, even the power disparity between you and your physician, and perhaps improve your odds of receiving quality medical care. View the information skeptically and use it judiciously. One report or study does not necessarily make a medical truth. The best second opinion is your own.
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The human cost of medical errors is high. Based on the findings of one major study, medical errors kill some 44,000 people in U.S. hospitals each year. Another study puts the number much higher, at 98,000. Even using the lower estimate, more people die from medical mistakes each year than from highway accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS.
> Institute of Medicine, 2000
