U.S. Leads the Way in Medical Errors
A recent study performed by the Commonwealth Fund, a non-for profit organization focused on independant research for health care issues, indicated errors occuring in over 30% of patients treated. U.S. patients participating in the study also reported the highest rate of disorganized care.
Even more disturbing is the fact that U.S. healthcare costs are amongst the highest in the world. Many of the patients involved in the study indicated that they did not visit their doctors as often as they should, or take their medication, because of high costs.
As patients continue to have their rights stripped away by state governments, we have to ask ourselves...do we have a lawsuit crisis in this country or a crisis of quality medical care?
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