Preventable Medical Errors and How We Count Them

Studies report that hundreds of thousands of people die from preventable medical errors in the US each year. But is that right? This week we talk about times when smart people come to different conclusions from the same facts. It makes headlines to claim medical errors are killing more people than guns, but we should look beyond the headlines. John Green -- Executive Producer Stan Muller -- Director, Producer Aaron Carroll -- Writer Mark Olsen -- Graphics   / aaronecarroll     / crashcoursestan     / johngreen     / olsenvideo   And the housekeeping: 1) You can support Healthcare Triage on Patreon: http://vid.io/xqXr Every little bit helps make the show better! 2) Check out our Facebook page: http://goo.gl/LnOq5z 3) We still have merchandise available at http://www.hctmerch.com You can directly support Healthcare Triage on Patreon: http://vid.io/xqXr If you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing great content.