Safe Patient Project: California

Consumer group: state lags in enforcement of laws on hospital infections, errors

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:43:35 -0600

Consumers Union�s has been reviewing hospital infection and medical error laws passed in recent years to determine if the state has begun implementing and enforcing these laws and concluded that California has not done it's job. The state estmates 240,000 Californians a year get a hospital infection and 13,500 die.

Medical Error Survey for Patients

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:16:20 -0600

This survey was created for patients who have experienced medical harm, their loved ones and their advocates. This survey was created by the Empowered Patient Coalition and we have jointly published this survey on our websites. This survey is designed to answer questions that are important to patients. This is a way for patients to report their experience as they have lived it, and to know that their report will be counted.The Empowered Patient Coalition will be entering the events annonymously on a map so you can see your error and others in your state by clciking on the map.

Consumers Union Finds Slow Progress on Patient Safety in California

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:32:13 -0600

California Department of Public Health Has Failed to Carry Out Key Requirements of Recent Patient Safety Laws

Preventable Harm: California Fails to Follow Through With Patient Safety Laws

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:11:29 -0600

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CU Letter to CA Department of Health Care Services (pdf)

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:10:23 -0600

CU Public Records Act Request to California Department of Public Health (pdf)

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:55:15 -0600

CU Comments to California Board of Pharmacy in Support of Labels Large Enough to Read (pdf)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:24:08 -0600

California Pharmacy Board Should Support Safer Medication Labels

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:49:32 -0600

Guest blog post written by Syed Sayeed, Policy Analyst at Consumers Union's West Coast Office. CU is calling on California residents to submit comments to the Pharmacy Board by March 10th, in support of requiring all pharmacies to print important label information in at least a 12-point font size.

More women dying from pregnancy complications; state holds on to report

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:58:53 -0600

More California women dying from pregnancy complications; state holds on to report

CU Comments to Board of Podiatric Medicine Regarding Notice to Consumers (pdf)

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:42:09 -0600

Bloodstream infections: How do Bay Area hospitals rate?

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:19:15 -0600

A new survey out shows a handful of Bay Area hospitals score poorly when it comes to protecting their patients from deadly bloodstream infections.

CU Letter to California Board of Pharmacy in Support of Patient-Centered Labels on Prescription Drugs

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:56:38 -0600

Mercy Medical Center Merced gets low rating in patient survey results

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:01:35 -0600

A comparison by Consumer Reports of Mercy with hospitals in Turlock and Modesto shows Mercy lags in all areas, including the average cost of a hospital stay.

Consumer Reports Health: Many Hospitals Fail To Lower Infection Rates Despite Lifesaving Checklist

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:35:55 -0600

California Health Facilities Information

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:00:26 -0600

California residents can search this California Department of Public Health website for information on health facilities such as ownership, certification status (acceptance of Medicare and/or Medi-Cal) and performance history including complaints; entity reported incidents, state enforcement actions, and survey deficiencies. You can also submit a complaint regarding a specific facility.