Category Archives: Headline of the Day
Hospitals Profit From Surgical Errors, Study Finds
April 25, 2013New York Times By DENISE GRADY Published: April 16, 2013 – Hospitals make money from their own mistakes because insurers pay them for the longer stays and extra care that patients
Checks Find Unsafe Practices at Compounding Pharmacies
April 25, 2013New York Times By ANDREW POLLACK Published: April 12, 2013 After a crash inspection program, federal regulators said Thursday that they had found numerous unsafe practices at about 30 compounding pharmacies,
NY, NJ cardiologist admits record $19M fraud; thousands of patients got unneeded treatment
April 16, 2013By Associated Press, Apr 10, 2013 10:56 PM EDT – AP, NEWARK, N.J. — A cardiologist with offices in New York and New Jersey has admitted taking part in a
Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices
April 11, 2013An expert panel has identified 22 patient safety practices that have been shown to be implementable and have enough evidence of effectiveness to be recommended for adoption by healthcare organizations
Safety still lags in U.S. hospitals – Our updated Ratings show most hospitals need to improve
April 11, 2013Looking for good news about hospital safety? More hospitals are required to track and report more data, so the Consumer Reports updated hospital safety Ratings now include 2,031 hospitals—up from
AHCJ unveils hospitalinspections.org
April 10, 2013The Association of Healthcare Journalists has launched a new website, HospitalInspections.org where thousands of federal inspection reports for hospitals nationwide have been compiled. Advocacy by AHCJ has led to CMS
AHRQ has identified 22 patient safety practices that are effective in impacting errors
March 29, 2013An expert panel has identified 22 patient safety practices that have been shown to be implementable and have enough evidence of effectiveness to be recommended for adoption by healthcare organizations
10 Medical Errors That Can Kill You in the Hospital
March 29, 2013More people die from medical mistakes than they do from car accidents, pneumonia, and diabetes. This article lists the 10 most common errors that can occur during your hospital stay.
Federal regulators: Beware doctors pushing medical devices
March 28, 2013Wall Street Journal – March 26, 2013, 4:28 PM – By Russ Britt The Health and Human Services Inspector General’s office issued a fraud alert Tuesday, warning consumers and medical professionals
Are There Too Many Hospital Rankings?
March 27, 2013Where can you go to find one list that names the “best cars”? The answer, of course, is obvious. There isn’t one. What does “best” mean — best for short