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According to the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Quality of Healthcare in America, the number of people who die annually from medical errors in our nation is:
  1. 20,000
  2. 50,000
  3. 68,000
  4. 98,000
Explanation
Answer: D - According to the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Quality of Healthcare in America, the number of people who die annually from medical errors in our nation is 98,000. This astounding figure, and this entire report, dramatically changed health care and the ways that we address patient safety and performance improvement.

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