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(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n

Medical errors are estimated to be the third-highest cause<\/a> of death in the country. Experts and patient safety advocates are trying to change that. But at least one of the tools that\u2019s been considered a fix isn\u2019t yet working as well as it should, suggests a report released Thursday.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s according to the Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization known for rating hospitals on patient safety. Leapfrog conducted a voluntary survey of almost 1,800 hospitals to determine how many use computerized-physician-order-entry systems to make sure patients are prescribed and receive the correct drugs, and that medications won\u2019t cause harm. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n

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