Democracy by Disclosure: The Rise of Technopopulism

by Mary Graham

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In December 1999, the Institute of Medicine shocked the nation by reporting that as many as 98,000 Americans died each year from mistakes in hospitals--twice the number killed in auto accidents. Instead of strict rules and harsh penalties to reduce those risks, the Institute called for a system of standardized disclosure of medical errors. If it worked, it would create economic and political pressures for hospitals to improve their practices...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0815733372

ISBN13:9780815733379

Release Date:August 2002

Publisher:Brookings Institution Press

Length:201 Pages

Weight:0.71 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Computers Computers & Technology Democracy Ideologies & Doctrines Law National Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Policy

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