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July 17, 2014

Patient Safety

Medical doctors specializing in patient safety testified at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions subcommittee on preventable… read more

Medical doctors specializing in patient safety testified at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions subcommittee on preventable medical errors that can lead to death or serious financial problems. A study estimated that 440,000 people died from preventable medical errors. This made medical errors the third leading cause of death in the United States. close

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Joanne Disch Professor University of Minnesota->School of Nursing
Tejal Gandhi M.D. President Harvard Medical School->National Patient Safety Foundation

John James Founder Patient Safety America
Ashish Jha M.D. Professor Harvard University->Health Policy and Management
Lisa McGiffert Director Consumers Union->Safety Patient Project
Peter J. Pronovost M.D. Senior Vice President Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Bernie Sanders U.S. Senator (Class 1) [I] Vermont
Elizabeth Warren U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Massachusetts
Sheldon Whitehouse U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Rhode Island

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Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health & Aging

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Program ID:: 320495-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jul 17, 2014 | 10:01am EDT | C-SPAN.org
Last Aired:: Aug 29, 2014 | 5:36pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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Aug 29, 2014 | 6:59am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Aug 29, 2014 | 5:36pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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