@pmarca 8 years ago
RT @ndwpdx: @JakeCahan @pmarca Visualize the asymptote: when everything can be cured, *all* deaths will be "medical errors".
@pmarca 8 years ago
US spends ~$3T per year on health care; loses ~$3T per year in economic terms from deaths caused by medical errors. http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2015/11/how-many-deaths-from-mistakes-in-us.html
@pmarca 8 years ago
"~350,000 Americans die each year due to medical treatment errors, more than all US combat deaths in World War II." http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2015/11/how-many-deaths-from-mistakes-in-us.html