According to the IOM report, which of the following statements is TRUE?
The total cost of medication errors is $2.8 billion
Approximately 500,000 preventable adverse drug events occur every year
98,000 Americans are killed because of preventable medical errors every year
Two people die every hour from a medication error in the U.S.
98,000 Americans are killed because of preventable medical errors every year
Rationale: According to the IOM report, 98,000 Americans are killed because of preventable medical errors in the U.S. every year.
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