12 Most Common Medical Errors (And How To Prevent Them)

Medical errors injure millions of people each year and cost billions of dollars annually in increased health costs. If that isn't frightening enough, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement estimates that more than 238,000 hospital deaths among Medicare patients between 2004 and 2006 were due to medical errors that could have been prevented.

With healthcare reform front and center in political discussions, but little coming from it, patients are left to rely on their overworked physicians and other caregivers for reliable services. To best avoid becoming part of the statistics, become part of the solutions by knowing the 12 most common medical errors and how to prevent them.

(thanks Ashley)