More people die in hospitals due to medical-related errors than plane crashes

According to a recent article in the LA Times, people are more likely to die in a due to medical-related errors than a plane. These statistics came from last week's World Health Organization news briefing:
- Dying in a plane crash : 1/10 million
- Dying due to a medical-related mistake in a hospital: 1/300

You can read more about this here.

Partnership for Patients

According to a recent article in the WCF Courier, the new national Partnership for Patients will help hospitals adopt proven safety strategies to improve hospital safety and save money at the same time. The hope is that this program will help save 60,000 lives and reduce hospital re-admissions by 20% over the next three years.

You can read more about this program by visiting HealthCare.gov.