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[Medical Errors: Medical, Social and Legal Aspects]
L A Khodyreva1, P S Turzin2, D A Anikeev3
1Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management, 115088, Moscow, Russia.
Problemy Sotsial'Noi Gigieny, Zdravookhraneniia I Istorii Meditsiny
|November 21, 2019
Abstract:
The article examines the main types of medical errors and their causes. It systemizes typical iatrogenic diseases. The work defines leading directions for medical errors prevention, including the effective usage of simulation learning technologies. Authors analyze current regulatory acts and the main rule-making trends in the field of medical errors.
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