In Ohio, hospital negligence remains a common source of medical malpractice claims. AARP’s Bulletin recently published an article about the dangers of hospital admissions, entitled “Hospitals May Be the Worst Place to Stay When You’re Sick.” The article notes that little has changed since the Institute of Medicine published “To Err is Human” in 1999, which reported that over 100,000 Americans die from medical errors each year. In fact, the author concludes that “recent studies suggest a problem that is bigger and more complex….”
Interestingly, the article draws comparisons between the safety cultures of the airline industry and the hospital industry. Unlike hospitals, airlines instituted a number of safety practices, inc