In late 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) estimated in their landmark report, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, that preventable medical errors in U.S. hospitals cost an estimated 98,000 patient lives and $7 to $19 billion every year. The IOM further ... More »

Government , Learning & Development

Global Workforce Development , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Training and Development - General

Simulations, which are often used in the training of pilots, military personnel, and health professionals, are turned to when it is too expensive or dangerous to allow students to use the real equipment and when a mistake would be costly. For example, flight simulators ... More »

Government , Learning Technologies

Assessment , Human Performance Improvement , Jobs , Measuring and Evaluating , Simulations and Serious Games , Students