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Study Suggests Medical Errors Now Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S. (2016)

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Post by TheRealDunkirk »

fantasticshower wrote: post #33
TheRealDunkirk wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He’s apparently so important and busy that he has to make these videos while driving in his super car from point A to point B. 15 years ago, this “content” would have been a blog post, which we could have skimmed in 30 seconds to get the gist of the counter argument. Now it’s a 10 minute video with no notes, buried behind 2 ads. Next time, give us a 2 sentence summarization of the argument you’re linking.

Can you spare the rest of us and give the aforementioned two sentence summarization?

No. I skimmed the video, and couldn’t find the point.

Re: Study Suggests Medical Errors Now Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S. (2016)

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Post by ChrisRR »

DicIfTEx wrote: post #20

And a sizeable portion of that medical error is due to poor device UX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XJbwN6EZ4I

Probably why the MDR in the EU forces new products to conduct usability testing in their product design

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Post by zeroth32 »

bloak wrote: post #39
zeroth32 wrote: post #27

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I don't think "age" is a valid cause of death. Old people are more likely to die than young people, but they still die from particular causes that should be distinguished and recorded. For people of any age it's not obvious how to record a combination of circumstances or a cascade of conditions. For example, a very common fate for old people is to fall, break a hip ("neck of femur"), be admitted into hospital, and th…

> I don't think "age" is a valid cause of death.

> so the cause of death was ...?

Age?

Re: Study Suggests Medical Errors Now Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S. (2016)

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Post by ChrisRR »

danuker wrote: post #2

Relevant: the US spends double the amount of other countries on healthcare, yet has a life expectancy 3 years shorter. https://ourworldindata.org/us-life-expectancy-low

Who could've expected a country that glamourises gluttony would have a shorter life expectancy?

Re: Study Suggests Medical Errors Now Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S. (2016)

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Post by sschueller »

DicIfTEx wrote: post #20

And a sizeable portion of that medical error is due to poor device UX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XJbwN6EZ4I

This is insane. These device UIs should be standardized and any manufacturer making a significant UI change to their product should not be permitted to sell it under the same name and number. The FDA should be looking at this before approving such devices for use.

Don't aircraft have more or less standardized controls and displays?

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Post by Nevermark »

danpalmer wrote: post #18

The US incentivises blaming healthcare providers in order to recoup costs. I'm sure there are issues with substandard care, but I'm not sure the data can be fully trusted given that putting the blame on a healthcare provider in any way possible is often in the best interests of the patient.

I would think that the healthcare industry is very good at avoiding blame and sweeping blameworthy incidents under the rug.

I expect the data can't be completely trusted in either direction.

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Post by giantg2 »

sschueller wrote: post #46
DicIfTEx wrote: post #20

And a sizeable portion of that medical error is due to poor device UX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XJbwN6EZ4I

This is insane. These device UIs should be standardized and any manufacturer making a significant UI change to their product should not be permitted to sell it under the same name and number. The FDA should be looking at this before approving such devices for use. Don't aircraft have more or less standardized controls and displays?

"Don't aircraft have more or less standardized controls and displays?"

Commercial pilots (and military) are required to train and qualify on a particular aircraft before being allowed to fly it. Controls can differ, but it's generally the difference in flight characteristics/handling that is the difference. Although we can see that the different computer related controls and lack of training were a factor in the Max crashes.

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