This statistic displays the estimated avoidable healthcare costs due to medication errors in the United States in 2012, by settings of care. In that year, medication errors within outpatient care created avoidable costs of some *** billion U.S. dollars. Total avoidable medication error healthcare costs may reach ** billion U.S. dollars annually. Expected increase in insurance coverage, chronic diseases, and an aging population may place further stresses on the need for proper medication use to prevent avoidable healthcare costs.
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IMS Health. (June 28, 2013). Avoidable healthcare costs due to medication errors in the U.S. in 2012, by settings of care in 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/320368/avoidable-medication-error-healthcare-costs-in-the-us-by-settings-of-care/
IMS Health. "Avoidable healthcare costs due to medication errors in the U.S. in 2012, by settings of care in 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 28, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/320368/avoidable-medication-error-healthcare-costs-in-the-us-by-settings-of-care/
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Avoidable healthcare costs due to medication errors in the U.S. in 2012, by settings of care in 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], IMS Health, June 28, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/320368/avoidable-medication-error-healthcare-costs-in-the-us-by-settings-of-care/
