November 1, 2009
New Joint Commission center to take on wrong-site surgery
A lot of effort has gone into preventing wrong surgery through the Joint Commission's Universal Protocol and other measures. Still, the data suggest the incidence hasn't changed very much. The Joint Commission estimates about 40 wrong surgery cases happen every week in this country. The numbers are projected from Minnesota and Pennsylvania, 2 states that have mandatory reporting.
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