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by tbugrara
2360 days ago
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> The third leading cause of death in the United States in preventable medical errors. If you do not believe me then Google it. I googled it. The third leading cause of death is 'accidents.' Where are you seeing 'preventable medical errors'? |
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There has been a lot of research done about it. It would be foolish to underestimate the scale of the problem.
Also, if you are concerned about getting the best possible care, or even just staying alive long-term, one should spend a lot of time examining http://healthdata.org
Life expectancy can be a good start when it comes to just investigating things.
The research from this site is very solid and all of it is open access. It was funded partly by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation too. A lot of this research comes from the University of Washington. They have a remarkable statistics department in general. They also have an phenomenal medical school. In terms of public medical schools, it is by far one of the best. Only UCLA and UCSF compete with it. Their allied health programs are great too.
If you live in Seattle, the care tends to be fairly consistent. Anyways, I am basically affirming my allegiance to UW Medical School. They kept my grandmother alive for many more years than what we would have ever expected.
Anyways, you can bet on it that their research is solid, even though I have deep respect for UW Medical School.