Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The President ordered the Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force to make recommendations for improving health care quality and protecting patient safety following a report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) which indicated that as many as 44,000 to 98,000 people die in hospitals each year as the result of medical errors. Print copies of the report may be obtained by calling 1-800-358-9295; from outside the United States, call (410) 381-3150; toll-free TDD services for the hearing impaired only 888-586-6340.