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Bill Clinton: “Over half of the adverse medical events that occur each year are preventable.”

On the recordDecember 6, 1999
Over half of the adverse medical events that occur each year are preventable.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Memorandum on Improving Health Care Quality and Ensuring Patient Safety

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