About this episode

This episode reviews medical errors, their causes, and ways to improve the healthcare system.

This program is a review of Medical Errors including causes, pitfalls, and how to improve our system. First the presenter will go through the terminology and epidemiology of medical errors. The presentation will also include a case example and practical steps to identify and reduce medical errors. Link to transcript [Link to transcript]( https://podcast.osu.edu/osumednet21/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2026/02/MedicalErrors_transcript.pdf )

Topics covered

• medical errors
• causes of medical errors
• epidemiology
• case examples
• system improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

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