Err Is Human

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To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System Linda T. Kohn, Janet M. Corrigan, and Molla S. Donaldson, Editors; Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine ISBN: 0-309-51563-7, 312 pages, 6 x 9, (2000) This PDF is available from the NationalAcademies Press at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9728.html

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To Err Is Human
Building a Safer Health System

Linda T. Kohn, Janet M. Corrigan, and Molla S. Donaldson, Editors Committee on Quality of Health Care in America INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE

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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences,the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. Support for this project was provided by The National Research Council and The Commonwealth Fund. The views presented in this report are those of the Institute of Medicine Committee on theQuality of Health Care in America and are not necessarily those of the funding agencies. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data To err is human : building a safer health system / Linda T. Kohn, Janet M. Corrigan, and Molla S. Donaldson, editors. p. cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-309-06837-1 1. Medical errors—Prevention. I. Kohn, Linda T. II. Corrigan, Janet. III.Donaldson, Molla S. R729.8.T6 2000 362.1—dc21 99-088993 Additional copies of this report are available for sale from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Box 285, Washington, DC 20055; call (800) 624-6242 or (202) 334-3313 in the Washington metropolitan area, or visit the NAP on-line bookstore at www.nap.edu. The full text of this report is available on line atwww.nap.edu/readingroom. For more information about the Institute of Medicine, visit the IOM home page at www.iom.edu. Copyright 2000 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America The serpent has been a symbol of long life, healing, and knowledge among almost all cultures and religions since the beginning of recorded history. The serpent adopted as a logotype...