Medical errors are NOT the third leading cause of death in the US. For that to be true, one-third to one-half of all hospital deaths would have to be due to medical errors. Damn, that lie just won't die, and even good reporters fall for it. That's why it's so insidious.https://twitter.com/ArthurAllen202/status/1090626493661802496 …
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@gorskon, I usually cite you. But I can do a quick tweetorial of my critique.https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/are-medical-errors-really-the-third-most-common-cause-of-death-in-the-u-s/ … -
Here's the history, the "3rd cause" canard comes from a major frameshift on measuring error, and a questionable algorithmic measurement of error that does not actually detect mistakes but "ripples" in the EMR that are *proxies* for error - ICU admissions, major order changes etc.
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Will do -- some of the studies are also referenced in Matt Syed's “Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn From Their Mistakes." Very challenging for a layperson (even a numerate one) to separate what is fact vs what is fiction or fraud. https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591848229/thebigpictu09-20 …
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