Researchers: Medical errors now third leading cause of death in United States

We could do so much better. I have written on the three previous large studies on preventable medical errors that have been published since 1998. Unfortunately except for infections, the preventable errors have remained unchanged or worsened over this time period! A new study from the British Medical Journal headed by Martin Makary, a professor of surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine estimates the number at 251,000 per year or 700 hundred per day. 
We would not tolerate this in any other industry. Why do you think we tolerate this from the medical industry?
Researchers: Medical errors now third leading cause of death in United States