Martin A. Makary & Michael Daniel (2016)
BMJ, 353, i2139.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i2139
Abstract. Makary and Daniel's controversial reanalysis estimating ~250,000 US deaths/year from medical error, ranking it third behind heart disease and cancer. The reference cited in patient-safety arguments for the scale of the problem and the need for systems- level interventions including UX.
Tags: healthcare patient-safety mortality