Category Archives: Patient Safety Activism
When Patients Read What Their Doctors Write
August 17, 2014NPR by Leana Wen August 17, 2014 – The woman was sitting on a gurney in the emergency room, and I was facing her, typing. I had just written about
Courage to Bring Change
August 4, 2014The other day, I visited Arlington National Cemetery. There are rows and rows of white tombstones, 400,000 graves in all. It’s daunting. From atop the hill at Arlington House, in
Patient Safety Week 2014 – CTCPS highlights Antibiotics and their Overuse
March 6, 2014It is Patient Safety Week, and we would like to highlight a medical concern that we are actively working on: Infections and the overuse of antibiotics. According to the CDC,
Reducing medical errors will require better reporting tools, engaged patients and – you guessed it – culture change
September 28, 2013MedCityNews.com September 27, 2013 8:30 am by Deanna Pogorelc – “Culture change.” Those words just keep coming up again and again in talk about what’s needed to reduce healthcare costs,
How Many Die From Medical Mistakes in U.S. Hospitals?
September 23, 2013by Marshall Allen ProPublica, Sep. 19, 2013, 10:03 a.m. It seems that every time researchers estimate how often a medical mistake contributes to a hospital patient’s death, the numbers come out
‘Top’ hospitals aren’t always tops, new report finds
August 6, 2013Maggie Fox NBC News July 31, 2013 The top hospitals don’t always live up to their reputations when it comes to handling surgery, according to a new report released on Wednesday. Consumer
Hospitals Owning Up to Their Mistakes
July 15, 2013US News and World Reports By Beth Howard | July 12, 2013 – Malpractice lawyers have long counseled doctors and hospitals not to admit to medical mishaps, much less apologize for them.
Hospital Billing Varies Wildly, Government Data Shows
May 9, 2013The New York Times | By BARRY MEIER, JO CRAVEN McGINTY and JULIE CRESWELL | May 8, 2013 A hospital in Livingston, N.J., charged $70,712 on average to implant a
Hospital safety: your responsibility or theirs?
April 29, 2013AJC.COM April 28, 2013 By Carrie Teegardin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Airline passengers don’t review the preflight checklist with the pilot, and restaurant customers aren’t expected to check the kitchen and
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