Doctors' Biggest Failures and How to Avoid Them

Author: Joe Graydon

"A full decade of research has confirmed that medical error is among the leading causes of death in the United States. The simple, albeit disheartening, truth is that the problem has greatly escalated to the point where doctors alone cannot overcome it. In this insightful book, Joe and Teresa Graydon shed a painfully bright light on the dangers of the healthcare system, yet it is a light through which patients and doctors can begin to see how to work together to provide safer care. The book is filled with practical advice to help patients. I believe its reading should be mandatory for every doctor and every person who has ever been ill." -- Christopher P. Landrigan, MD, MPH, Research Director, Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital; Director, Sleep and Patient Safety Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital; and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Harvard Medical School