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Old 11-19-2014, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by dbussone View Post
Villages - When dealing with stats from different sources, generally regarding a common topic, one has to be exceptionally careful not to make errant assumptions. In other words it is highly likely that that there is a significant amount of overlap in the data you are suggesting be added together.
How do you know it's highly likely that there's a significant amount of overlap? Now who's making assumptions?

Here are some of the categories:

Hospital Adverse Drug Reaction

Hospital Medical Error

Hospital Bedsores

Hospital Infection

Unnecessary Procedures

Surgery-related

How would the above overlap? Can you give an example?