WIHI - A Podcast from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Date: October 21, 2010   Featuring: Lee Adler, DO, Vice President for Quality, Safety, Innovation, and Research, Florida Hospital Ruth Ann Dorrill, MPA, Team Leader, Office of Inspector General, US Department of Health and Human Services Amy Ashcraft, Senior Analyst, Office of Inspector General, US Department of Health and Human Services Donald Goldmann, MD, Senior Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Fran Griffin, Senior Manager of Clinical Programs for BD Medical/Medical Surgical Systems; Faculty, Institute for Healthcare Improvement   How often are patients harmed in US hospitals, and what is the best way to determine this? Ever since the Institute of Medicine (IOM) estimated that up to 98,000 patients die in hospitals each year due to medical errors, and some subsequent studies that claim the number is much higher, getting a more precise “national” handle on where and when and how frequently harm occurs has bedeviled most researchers. Without a baseline, it’s been impossible to state