Safe Patient Project: Maine http://www.safepatientproject.org/geography/maine/ 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 Feb 2010 13:13:51 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 2010 state patient safety legislation 2010 state legislation concerning hospital infection prevention, drug safety, medical errors and doctor/staff accountability.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/02/2010_state_patient_safety_legi_1.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/02/2010_state_patient_safety_legi_1.html Document (Internal) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:13:51 -0600 New Law Aims to Stem Spread of Sometimes Deadly Infection A new law goes into effect this week requiring that all Maine hospitals screen high-risk patients for a drug-resistant bacterial infection called MRSA-Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The law requires hospitals to screen for MRSA but does not dictate further action, such as isolation, precaution, and treatment if a patient is diagnosed.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/01/new_law_aims_to_stem_spread_of.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/01/new_law_aims_to_stem_spread_of.html News Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:19:38 -0600 Health care associated infections in Maine: 2009 http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/12/health_care_associated_infecti_1.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/12/health_care_associated_infecti_1.html State Disclosure Report Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:48:15 -0600 Health care associated infections in Maine: 2009 This report contains Maine hospital specific rates on Central line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates for
intensive care unit (ICU) patients and neonatal (ICU) patients.) It also has process measures on CLABSI and venilator associated pneumonia "prevention bundles."

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]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/11/voice4patients.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/11/voice4patients.html Partner Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:36:39 -0600 MRSA & Maine The spread of MRSA, a potentially lethal infection that modern medicine can't seem to beat. But are Maine's hospitals doing all they can to fight the problem?

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/10/mrsa_maine.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/10/mrsa_maine.html News Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:28:06 -0600 Let's talk about MRSA Learn about MRSA from the people who have had personal experiences with this harmful superbug.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/10/lets_talk_about_mrsa.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/10/lets_talk_about_mrsa.html Blog Post Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:09:00 -0600 Patient Safety Advocates Health Reform Support Letter http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/09/patient_safety_advocates_healt_1.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/09/patient_safety_advocates_healt_1.html Letter Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:19:24 -0600 Doctor/Medical Staff Accountability Patients who were harmed by a doctor or other medical staff.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/08/doctormedical_staff_accountabi.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/08/doctormedical_staff_accountabi.html Story Ask Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:37:50 -0600 Father Given Wrong Dosage of Life Threatening Medication In 2008, my Dad was in a local hospital where he was given a sulfa medication, despite the fact that he was wearing a red wrist band warning about his well-documented life-threatening sulfa allergy, and despite that many medical references do not support this off-label use of the drug in my Dad's medical condition. Furthermore, without an emergency, the doctor and the nurses never informed my Dad or me (his medical power of attorney at the hospital 24/7) about the drug being a sulfa drug, or any of its risks. We even repeatedly asked the doctor about the drug risks before its administration. Yet the doctor withheld all this critical drug information, and lied about the drug risks (which turned out to be significant to my Dad). We later learned that there was also a plan to monitor my Dad after the first dose to watch for an anaphylactic drug reaction. But no one told us anything about this monitoring plan, even after my Dad showed signs of a serious drug reaction.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/08/yanling_of_seattle_washington.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/08/yanling_of_seattle_washington.html Story Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:31:00 -0600 Medical Error Wrong surgery, wrong patient or wrong body part

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/08/share_your_medical_error_story.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/08/share_your_medical_error_story.html Story Ask Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:18:16 -0600 Health and Human Services Grants for hospital infection prevention at surgical centers HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius designates ARRA money to stand-alone or same-day surgical centers to fight hospital infections in 12 states.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/08/health_and_human_services_gran_1.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/08/health_and_human_services_gran_1.html Document (Internal) Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:02:09 -0600 Medication Error Wrong drug, wrong dosage, side effects or drug interactions

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/08/medication_error.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/08/medication_error.html Story Ask Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:18:58 -0600 Prescription Drugs Problems with high cost, insurance coverage or misleading ads

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/08/share_your_prescription_drug_s.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/08/share_your_prescription_drug_s.html Story Ask Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:17:10 -0600 Hospital Infection MRSA or other infection contracted in the hospital

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/08/share_your_hospital_infection.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/08/share_your_hospital_infection.html Story Ask Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:15:42 -0600