Protect Yourself in the Hospital

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The Washington Post has a great little article written by Susan Morse on how patients can protect themselves in the hospital. Susan points out that human error kills as many as 98,000 Americans a year, according to the institute of medicine. She gives nine tips for patients.

1. If you are having surgery and can choose where it will be done, select a hospital where the procedure is done frequently. Patient outcomes are generally better in such hospitals.

2. As all heath care workers who attend you to wash their hands. Hand washing remains a critical way to prevent the spread of infections in hospitals, but studies show it is not done often enough, especially by physicians.

Here's the rest of the article on how hospital patients can protect themselves.