'Malpractice: Where Will It End?' Orthopedic Technology Review, September/October 2003, by Michael Johns.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The title questions the limits of medical negligence or malpractice issues.
- In plain terms
- It asks how much medical malpractice can happen.
- What can you take from it?
- Repeated errors signal a need for systemic change.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How is malpractice prevented?
- Who is responsible for safety?
Another view
The phrasing implies a continuous escalation that may not be statistically accurate.
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