In its landmark 1999 book, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the Institute of Medicine told us that medical errors are responsible for the deaths of 100,000 people in the United States every year. While the medical field knew the number was large, it was still shocking.

This webinar will explore the root causes of medical errors and identify a top 10 list of the most expensive errors. By understanding the root causes of medical errors, healthcare professionals can work together to design and implement system changes to lessen them.

About Dr. Barry Bialek

Barry Bialek, MD is Senior Contributing Editor to CoverMD.com, a medical malpractice insurance referral website offering free quotes to physicians nationwide. Dr. Bialek is also a board-certified family physician and the proud father of two teenagers. He currently practices family medicine in Boulder, Colorado.

Dr. Bialek’s medical career spans 25 years and three countries, both in family medicine and emergency medicine. Dr. Bialek also has 15 years of experience as a medical expert and ten years as sole medical consultant to a highly successful plaintiff’s law firm, one with many multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements.