In this presentation, Dr. Cady deconstructs the tensions and stressors on both patients and health care providers in today's system. This presentation reviews checklists foe liminating mistakes, the actual number of mistakes that are being made in medical practice, and what patients and their loved ones can do for self protection. This isn't a "bash the doctor" presentation. It's a thoughtful, careful exploration of stresses and ramifications to the current US healthcare system.