What are Medical Errors?

Medical errors happen when something that was planned as a part of medical care doesn’t work out, or when the wrong plan was used in the first place. Medical errors can occur anywhere in the health care system: Hospitals. Clinics. Outpatient Surgery Centers. Doctors’ Offices. Nursing Homes. Pharmacies. Patients’ Homes. Errors can involve: Medicines. Surgery. Diagnosis. Equipment. Lab reports. Continue reading this post…