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After Iom report, patient safety gains remain limited nationwide
The August 1999 Institute of Medicine study warned that up to 98000 hospitalized Americans die annually from preventable medical errors, spurring hearings and funding. Three years later, progress is uneven with resistance to mandatory reporting, reliance on paper records, and limited top‑level adoption, except in VA hospitals.
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