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270. Bad Medicine, Part 3: Death by Diagnosis

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Medical Error - The Third Leading Cause of Death in the Us

Third leading cause of death in the us, after heart disease and cancer, was medical error. Marty mc carey: We don't measure performance for 99% of health care that's delivered. He says doctors who make money primarily when they do stuff, may tend to do more stuff. Mc cary: When somebody experiences a fatal mistake, their heard stops,. then you pronounce them dead.

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