One way or another, though, the medical error is likely to be an issue in the presidential campaign.

Studies of medical errors generally focus on those in hospitals.

Do you know of a case that highlights medical errors?

Doing so, the thinking goes, would reduce medical errors, improve health care and save money.

The agency has also been a leader in analyzing medical errors.

Have you suffered from a medical error or personal injury?

One in five Americans (22%) report that they or a family member have experienced a medical error of some kind.

Safety experts have long known that medical errors were a major cause of death and suffering.

What we need is meaningful reform within the health care industry to prevent medical errors.

Hospital costs associated with such medical errors were estimated at $324 million in October 2008 alone.

"In the interest of preventing medical error, it's a good friend."

Is there a medical error that would not cause some emotional distress?

He is also a noted expert in the field of medical errors and patient safety.

The panel said reports on medical errors that cause serious harm to patients should be available to the public.

But the fault for medical errors does not belong to doctors alone.

Medical errors are mistakes in health care that could have been prevented.

We do this in order to reduce the risk to patients of injury or death caused by medical errors.

He was taken to hospital, where a medical error led to him being paralysed from the waist down.

Many, perhaps even most, medical errors probably have little ill effect and go unnoticed by patients.

"A significant number of medical errors come from physicians' handwriting," he said.

Clearly, the victims of medical errors and their families deserve compensation.

"How do you know a judicial error's any easier to make than a medical error?"

However, a far more common occurrence than medical error is a failure to deliver the best possible care.

The research focused on ways that computer systems can unintentionally increase the risk of medical errors.

"This system will help minimize medical errors and mistakes," he said.