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apparently based on very flawed arguments https://gidmk.medium.com/medical-error-is-not-the-third-lead...
Unfortunately a lot of people on HN will just read the headline and think this is true, when it's very far from being the case. I wish we could link this whole thread to the refutation instead of further propagating this misinformation.
apparently based on very flawed arguments https://gidmk.medium.com/medical-error-is-not-the-third-lead...
From the article:
The problem is that this is very subjective and mostly assessable in hindsight — it’s easy to say on reviewing a person’s chart that they might’ve done better on different medication, but whether that really does constitute a medical error is complex and not nearly as cut-and-dried as the BMJ paper suggests.
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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…
Uhm, considering our technological advancement in the medical sector I'd argue "age" should be the only valid cause of death. Sadly it isn't for obvious reasons (firearms, car crashes, everything else related to safety etc., hunger, lack of medical equipment and supplies etc. etc. etc.) ... and ironically the article is one of those causes that could and should be easily avoided.
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Medical insurer's profits are limited to a percentage of their gross income, so, more expensive medications and procedures are preferred to less expensive ones in order to preserve overall income.
I don't understand. If you pay $5000 a year for your medical insurance, but it paid $10k for your medication, how have they made money? If they could purchase the same medication for $2000 instead, surely it would be more profitable for them?
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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…
apparently based on very flawed arguments https://gidmk.medium.com/medical-error-is-not-the-third-lead...
Interesting, according to the medium article: 1) the numbers used in the study are wrong 2) they are not representative and 3) the numbers do not represent medical error From the article: The problem is that this is very subjective and mostly assessable in hindsight — it’s easy to say on reviewing a person’s chart that they might’ve done better on different medication, but whether that really does constitute a medica…
These are not the same thing
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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…
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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?
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
On the other hand, for-profit medicine is great for the shareholders.
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