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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

Michigan, USA
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    1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 1 Feb 2019

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Arthur Allen

      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 …

      David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

      Arthur Allen @ArthurAllen202
      No good deed goes unpunished @chfloudas When RI docs try to report safety hazards in the ED EHRs, dept of Health punishes them. My story: https://politi.co/2B9nnAM 
      14 replies 34 retweets 115 likes
    2. Arthur Allen‏ @ArthurAllen202 1 Feb 2019
      Replying to @gorskon

      admittedly i did not spend any time reviewing this https://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i2139 … before i stuck it in the story. realize this is a hugely gray and complex area, but --- suggestions on a more authoritative number/source?

      2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 1 Feb 2019
      Replying to @ArthurAllen202

      You need to talk to @MarkHoofnagle. He's way more knowledgeable about this area than I am in that he can cite relevant studies without having to look them up and explain the problems with the tools used for the Makary study more facilely than I can.

      8:13 AM - 1 Feb 2019
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      • Half a Goon and Half a God the sailing science shill ⛵️ Bolognesus Vamsi Aribindi Dr. Chim Richalds Ann Heiser MD
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        2. Mark Hoofnagle‏ @MarkHoofnagle 1 Feb 2019
          Replying to @gorskon @ArthurAllen202

          Damn @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/ …

          3 replies 8 retweets 22 likes
        3. Mark Hoofnagle‏ @MarkHoofnagle 1 Feb 2019
          Replying to @MarkHoofnagle @gorskon @ArthurAllen202

          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.

          2 replies 6 retweets 19 likes
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        1. Barry Ritholtz‏Verified account @ritholtz 21 May 2019
          Replying to @gorskon @ArthurAllen202 @MarkHoofnagle

          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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