http://www.safepatientproject.org/geography/california/ The Safe Patient Project is a Consumers Union campaign focused on eliminating medical harm, improving FDA oversight of prescription drugs and promoting disclosure laws that give information to consumers about health care safety and quality. en Copyright 2010 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:24:08 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/03/cu_comments_to_california_boar.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/03/cu_comments_to_california_boar.html Document (Internal) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:24:08 -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.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/03/california_pharmacy_board_shou.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/03/california_pharmacy_board_shou.html Blog Post Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:49:32 -0600 More California women dying from pregnancy complications; state holds on to report

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/02/more_women_dying_from_pregnanc.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/02/more_women_dying_from_pregnanc.html News Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:58:53 -0600 http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/02/cu_comments_to_board_of_podiat.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/02/cu_comments_to_board_of_podiat.html Document (Internal) Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:42:09 -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.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/02/bloodstream_infections_how_do.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/02/bloodstream_infections_how_do.html News Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:19:15 -0600 http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/02/cu_letter_to_california_board_1.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/02/cu_letter_to_california_board_1.html Document (Internal) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:56:38 -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.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/02/mercy_medical_center_merced_ge.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/02/mercy_medical_center_merced_ge.html News Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:01:35 -0600 http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/02/consumer_reports_health_many_h.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/02/consumer_reports_health_many_h.html Document (Internal) Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:35:55 -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.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/01/california_health_facilities_i.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/01/california_health_facilities_i.html Document (External) Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:00:26 -0600 California's largest health insurer is teaming with hospitals and doctors throughout the state to better share ways to improve patient safety and cut costs, leaders of the initiative said Tuesday.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/01/insurer_anthem_invests_in_hosp.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/01/insurer_anthem_invests_in_hosp.html News Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:56:26 -0600 According to the California Medical Board, half of the doctors seeking to get lost licenses reinstated this past fiscal year were successful.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/01/calif_board_reinstates_doctors.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/01/calif_board_reinstates_doctors.html News Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:14:44 -0600 An LA Times/ProPublica investigation on nurses who were disciplined for medical errors in one state who hold nursing licenses and may continue to practice (and harm patients) in other states. Using public databases and state disciplinary reports, reporters found hundreds of cases in which registered nurses held clear licenses in some states after they'd been sanctioned in others, often for serious misdeeds. In California alone, a months-long review of its 350,000 active nurses found at least 177 whose licenses had been revoked, surrendered, suspended or denied elsewhere.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/01/inept_nurses_free_to_work_in_n.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/01/inept_nurses_free_to_work_in_n.html News Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:54:14 -0600 "The caseload of patients with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, better known as MRSA, rose nearly fourfold from 1999 to 2007, according to the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development."

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/12/report_shows_rise_in_drugresis.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/12/report_shows_rise_in_drugresis.html News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:51:42 -0600 The number of MRSA infections increased "more than four-fold, from about 13,000 cases in 1999 to about 52,000 cases in 2007."

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/12/mrsa_infections_in_california.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/12/mrsa_infections_in_california.html News Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:36:37 -0600 Firms that supply temporary nurses to the nation's hospitals are taking perilous shortcuts in their screening and supervision, sometimes putting seriously ill patients in the hands of incompetent or impaired caregivers.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/12/temp_firms_a_magnet_for_unfit.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/12/temp_firms_a_magnet_for_unfit.html News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:04:04 -0600