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A study published in the BMJ found that medical errors may be the third leading cause of death in the United States:
The IOM, based on one study, estimated deaths because of medical errors as high as 98,000 a year. Makary's research involves a more comprehensive analysis of four large studies, including ones by the Health and Human Services Department's Office of the Inspector General and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that took place between 2000 to 2008. His calculation of 251,000 deaths equates to nearly 700 deaths a day — about 9.5 percent of all deaths annually in the United States.
And from the airplane analogy, a simple fix: checklists.
Is it time for a system theory approach to medicine?
Medical error—the third leading cause of death in the US (DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i2139)
(Score: 3, Insightful) by bitstream on Saturday May 14 2016, @06:45PM
People get Ebola in modern hospitals because of sloppy management. It can be handled if done properly. But with improper procedures [theguardian.com] and sometimes staff that don't follow them. Bad things happen.
Very complex and volatile processes can be handled in a modern setting. BUT whenever people get lax about it they will suffer the consequences instantly. This goes for space faring, nuclear reactors, complex control system design, dangerous biology, reactive substances, extreme physics etc. You can negotiate and cheat people but nature won't budge at all, ever.