Safe Patient Project: Maryland

How a checklist can reduce hospital infections

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:24:31 -0600

"Hospitals can reduce medical errors and cut unnecessary hospital-related infections with the use of a checklist."

Maryland: All-Payer Approach to Nonpayment

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:33:55 -0600

Learn about Maryland's efforts to alter its payment system for preventable hospital acquired conditions and events that harm patients.

Spies to monitor hand washing in hospitals

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:16:52 -0600

Maryland state officials said yesterday that they are creating teams of staff members at hospitals across the state to secretly monitor their colleagues' hand-washing habits as part of a first-of-its-kind program. The monitors will contribute to a statewide report on hand washing.

Patient Safety Advocates Health Reform Support Letter

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:19:24 -0600

Doctor/Medical Staff Accountability

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:37:50 -0600

Patients who were harmed by a doctor or other medical staff.

Medical Error

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:18:16 -0600

Wrong surgery, wrong patient or wrong body part

Health and Human Services Grants for hospital infection prevention at surgical centers

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:02:09 -0600

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius designates ARRA money to stand-alone or same-day surgical centers to fight hospital infections in 12 states.

Medication Error

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:18:58 -0600

Wrong drug, wrong dosage, side effects or drug interactions

Prescription Drugs

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:17:10 -0600

Problems with high cost, insurance coverage or misleading ads

Hospital Infection

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:15:42 -0600

MRSA or other infection contracted in the hospital

Recovery Act to fund 12 state efforts to improve care in ambulatory surgical centers

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:02:08 -0600

Money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will pay $1 million for infection control in ambulatory surgical centers in Maine, New Jersey, Maryland, Florida, North Carolina, Indiana, Michigan, Arkansas, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming and Kansas.

Hospitals Tally Their Avoidable Mistakes

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:50:24 -0600

Under laws that took effect last year in Virginia and a few years earlier in the District and Maryland, hospitals must report to health regulators many serious injuries that patients suffer in the course of treatment.

Patient Safety Activists Represent Consumers at Presidential Health Care Forum

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:10:03 -0600

Four patient safety activists - all who have been personally affected by medical harm - were among the 164 participants in ABC�s televised health care forum held with President Obama. Understandably, they came armed with questions but didn�t get to ask them. So we wanted to give them a chance to get their questions in front of the public and lawmakers here on this blog.

MD: State links billing rates to hospital performances

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:34:05 -0600

On July 1, the state's hospitals will receive financial incentives based on the steps taken to prevent complications, including collapsed lungs and infections of the urinary tract and in the blood.

MD hospital fined for not reporting errors

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:54:37 -0600

The hospital failed to notify the Department of Health that a patient had died and that at least seven others suffered serious harm last year as a result of mistakes by the medical staff.