Mitigating Business Risk Through Software Capability Improvement

by Colin Tully

The third biggest killer in the UK is preventable medical error. It is the cause of more than 100 deaths every day -- an estimated 40,000 deaths annually. The figure rises to 120,000 deaths per annum in the US, where preventable medical error is estimated to lead to injuries in just under 3% of cases, at an annual cost of US $1 billion in terms of wasted bed days.

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Mitigating Business Risk Through Software Capability Improvement December 2000