Change to Conn. medical malpractice law in dispute
March 26, 2012
Associated Press March 24, 2012 HARTFORD, Conn.— State lawmakers are moving ahead with legislation they say will fix a problem with Connecticut’s medical malpractice law that has kept some legitimate
Berwick joining Washington think tank
March 24, 2012
ModernHealthcare.com By Jessica Zigmond Posted: March 23, 2012 – 3:00 pm ET Former CMS Administrator Dr. Donald Berwick will continue his work in public policy as a senior fellow at
Medical Board Revokes Doctor’s License
March 22, 2012
The state Medical Examining Board revoked a Cheshire doctor’s medical license Tuesday alleging that he had consensual sex twice with a drug-addicted patient, continued to prescribe her drugs after she
Gut Infections Are Growing More Lethal
March 20, 2012
The New York Times – By DENISE GRADY Published: March 19, 2012. Gastrointestinal infections are killing more and more people in the United States and have become a particular threat to the
CDC warns the public about deadly C. diff infections, patient safety advocates react
March 17, 2012
March 9, 2012 SafePatientProjedt.org Posted by Daniela Nuñez 14,000 Americans die every year from diarrhea-causing C. difficile (or C. diff for short) infections and 337,000 people are hospitalized, according to
A tale of two cows: Why we have a cow map and not a healthcare acquired infection map
March 14, 2012
CDDEP 13 Mar 2012 Author:Daniel Saman At a recent healthcare innovations summit, Atul Gawande used the United States’ robust data-driven agricultural industry as a model that healthcare should emulate and
The Toll Of Preventable Errors: How Many Dead Patients?
March 14, 2012
March 9th, 2012 by Michael Millenson Here’s a quiz for Patient Safety Awareness Week (and after): The number of Americans who die annually from preventable medical errors is: A) 44,000-98,000,
15% of surgeons struggle with alcohol problems
March 12, 2012
By Carolyne Krupa, amednews staff. Posted March 6, 2012. More than one in seven surgeons struggle with alcohol abuse or dependence, says a study in the February Archives of Surgery.
A patient survival guide, from a mother who learned too late
March 9, 2012
March 8, 2012 – the CT Mirror – By Arielle Levin Becker A picture of a smiling boy filled the screen behind Helen Haskell. This is my son Lewis, who died
Hospitals May Be the Worst Place to Stay When You’re Sick
March 7, 2012
Plus, how to protect yourself from medical errors by: Katharine Greider | from: AARP Bulletin | March 1, 2012 Mistakes run the gamut. The surgeon nicks a healthy blood vessel;