When Patients Read What Their Doctors Write
August 17, 2014
NPR 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
The Battle Against Misdiagnosis: American doctors make the wrong call more than 12 million times a year.
August 8, 2014
The Wall Street Journal | By Hardeep Singh, Aug. 7, 2014 7:16 p.m. ET – There is a new very sobering number out in the news today. Twelve MILLION misdiagnoses a year.
Study: Wide Hospital Quality Gap on Maternity Care
August 7, 2014
The NewYorkTimes By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 4, 2014, WASHINGTON — Where a woman delivers her baby can make a major difference to her own health — a quality gap that
Courage to Bring Change
August 4, 2014
The 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
The Right Exam, The Right Way, The Right Radiation Dose
July 3, 2014
Jean Rexford, along with Rosemary Gibson, Stephen Smith, John Santa and other supporters of national patient safety efforts, are contributors to an article just published in the March, 2014 JournalPatientSafety.com:
Nurses in medical error get “re-education”
July 2, 2014
CTPost.com | Amanda Cuda | Updated 10:49 pm, Friday, June 20, 2014 The five nurses linked to misuse of insulin pens at Derby’s Griffin Hospital will not be terminated or suspended, a hospital
More Than 750 Hospitals Face Medicare Crackdown On Patient Injuries
June 23, 2014
By Jordan Rau | KHN Staff Writer | Jun 22, 2014 “The sanctions, estimated to total $330 million over a year, kick in at a time when most infections measured in
Kindness is Top Factor in Quality Health Care
June 17, 2014
Dignity Health, Chandler Regional Medical Center 11/13/2013 – Dignity Health Survey Finds Majority of Americans Rate Kindness as Top Factor in Quality Health Care Patients willing to pay more and
Even Small Medical Advances Can Mean Big Jumps in Bills
April 22, 2014
NY Times | By ELISABETH ROSENTHALAPRIL 5, 2014 Catherine Hayley is saving up for an important purchase: an updated version of the tiny digital pump at her waist that delivers
Double Dip: Doctors Paid to Advise, Promote Drug Companies That Fund Their Research
March 26, 2014
by Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones ProPublica, March 25, 2014, 12 a.m. This story was co-published with The Boston Globe. Research has been seen as less objectionable than other