title: Pioneers in prevention. 100 top hospitals are far ahead of the curve in their work to eliminate costly mistakes in the delivery of medical care.
abstract: Complications from medical errors are enormously costly to America's healthcare system, both in terms of lives lost and the financial price tag of medical care necessitated by clinical mistakes. The 100 Top Hospitals are far head of the curve in their prevention programs.
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D001900:Boston; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States