Despite lists, experts disagree on the ‘best hospitals’
September 28, 2012
By Jayne O’Donnell, USA TODAY September 28, 2012 – Nearly 40% of consumers surveyed last year said they use hospital ratings to choose a health care facility, but there’s little
J&J Pushed Risperdal With Golf, Popcorn, Witness Says
September 27, 2012
Bloomberg | By Jef Feeley and Margaret Cronin Fisk – Sep 25, 2012 Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) promoted illegal marketing of its antipsychotic drug Risperdal by paying physicians to give
The drugs don’t work: a modern medical scandal
September 26, 2012
Ben Goldacre | The Guardian, Friday 21 September 2012 The doctors prescribing the drugs don’t know they don’t do what they’re meant to. Nor do their patients. The manufacturers know
Connecticut Hospitals Don’t Make ‘Top Performer’ List
September 21, 2012
C-Hit | by Lisa Chedekel | Sep 20, 2012 Connecticut is the only New England state—and one of just three nationally—to have no hospitals designated as “Top Performers” by The Joint
Are Hospitals Less Safe Than We Think?
September 19, 2012
Newsweek Magazine | Sep 17, 2012 1:00 AM EDT | by Marty Makary A host of new studies examining the current state of health care indicates that approximately one in
Hospitals ‘Unaccountable,’ says surgeon in new book
September 18, 2012
USA TODAY | 9/18/2012 |Kim Painter Most of us know how to comparison shop for a car, a home or the week’s groceries. But when it comes to picking hospitals
Study of U.S. Health Care System Finds Both Waste and Opportunity to Improve
September 11, 2012
The New York Times By ANNIE LOWREY September 11, 2012 | WASHINGTON — The American medical system squanders 30 cents of every dollar spent on health care, according to new calculations
Patient safety advocate’s work recognized in US News & World Report
September 5, 2012
Posted by Daniela Nuñez on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 in Hospital Acquired Infections | After the tragic and preventable death of her mother in August 2009, Mary Brennan-Taylor of Lockport,
Diagnostic Errors Found in 1 of 4 ICU Patient Deaths
August 30, 2012
HealthLeaders Media | Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, August 28, 2012 As many as 40,500 American adults may die in hospital intensive care units each year because their critical care
Overtreatment Is Taking a Harmful Toll
August 29, 2012
The New York Times | August 27, 2012, 2:37 pm | By TARA PARKER-POPE When it comes to medical care, many patients and doctors believe more is better. But an