The US Institute of Medicine (IOM) Produced a Report in 2000

question 1

Multiple Choice

The U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) produced a report in 2000 that drove home a picture of our healthcare system's dire situation by estimating that nearly this many Americans die each year as a result of medical errors:

• A) 89,000
• B) 108,000
• C) 98,000
• D) 100,000

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