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Secret Data On Hospital Inspections May Soon Become Public

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Medical errors are a leading cause of death and injuries in U.S. hospitals, according to the Institute of Medicine.

The federal government wants to require that private accreditors release reports of problems they find during hospital inspections. Right now, the reports are kept confidential.

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