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Better reporting of hospital errors would be useful for two main reasons. First, it would be a start towards correcting those errors. Secondly, it's information some patients would like to know and they certainly have that right.
In her article in the St. Louis Beacon, Joan Little decries the fact that Missouri makes little information available regarding the number and type of hospital errors that occur, while nearby Minnesota does. She's right to complain. This information is collected and every patient should have the right to know about it. Keeping this information under wraps is exact...
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