Count the Dead From Medical Harm
October 9, 2013
HuffingtonPost.com October 8, 2013 by Rosemary Gibson | The military counts its dead and wounded even though politicians would prefer to hide the truth. Public health officials count the deceased and
Reducing medical errors will require better reporting tools, engaged patients and – you guessed it – culture change
September 28, 2013
MedCityNews.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,
The cost of lobbying in Connecticut – 2 Articles
September 23, 2013
The CT Mirror By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas Wednesday, August 21, 2013 Just how much was spent last year lobbying legislators? The Office of State Ethics reported Wednesday that special interest
Hospital infections cost U.S. $10 billion a year
September 23, 2013
By Anne Harding | Reuters – Thu, Sep 12, 2013 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Infections acquired in the hospital cost the U.S. health care system $10 billion a year, new findings
Cancer patients overtreated in final days, study finds
September 23, 2013
Philly.Com By Stacey Burling, Inquirer Staff Writer Posted: September 19, 2013 While most older people say they don’t want aggressive care at the end of life, many get it anyway.
How Many Die From Medical Mistakes in U.S. Hospitals?
September 23, 2013
by 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
Improper use of antibiotics kills thousands and harms millions every year, CDC says
September 18, 2013
ConsumerReports.Org Published: September 16, 2013 12:00 PM – Misuse of antibiotics harms million of people each year and kills thousands, according to a report out today from the Centers for Disease
New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries
September 11, 2013
NY Times September 9, 2013, By RONI CARYN RABIN In early March 2009, Erin Izumi, a woman in her 30s from Tacoma, Wash., underwent robotically assisted surgery to treat endometriosis.
Westport Surgical Center Placed On Two-Year Probation, Fined
September 10, 2013
By KATE FARRISH, Conn. Health I-Team Writer The Hartford Courant, August 29, 2013 – A Westport surgery center where rusty equipment and a broken fire alarm system were found by inspectors
How a Cabal Keeps Generics Scarce
September 10, 2013
NY Times By MARGARET CLAPP, MICHAEL A. RIE and PHILLIP L. ZWEIG September 2, 2013 – ABOUT a year ago, President Obama signed a law that was supposed to end chronic shortages of lifesaving drugs. But the