U.S. hospitals make fewer serious errors; 50,000 lives saved

About 50,000 people are alive today because U.S. hospitals committed 17% fewer medical errors in 2013 than in 2010, U.S. health officials said today.

(Reuters) — About 50,000 people are alive today because U.S. hospitals committed 17% fewer medical errors in 2013 than in 2010, government health officials said today.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS)

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