In the 2000 Institute of Medicine's milestone report To Err Is Human Building a Safer Health System, how many patients were estimated to die each year as a result of errors occurring in a hospital setting?
a. 25,000
b. 35,000
c. 50,000
d. 98,000
D
A total of 98,000 people were estimated to have died each year from errors during hospital care.
The report estimated that more than 25,000 people, as many as 98,000, die each year from errors occurring during hospital care.
The report estimated that more than 35,000 people, as many as 98,000, die each year from errors occurring during hospital care.
The report estimated that more than 50,000 people, as many as 98,000, die each year from errors occurring during hospital care.
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