http://www.safepatientproject.org/geography/tennessee/ 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 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:16:20 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/03/medical_error_survey_for_patie.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/03/medical_error_survey_for_patie.html News Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:16:20 -0600 Hospital-acquired infections rarely make national headlines, but today, “Deadly infections” hits magazine racks across America in the March 2010 issue of Consumer Reports, published by Consumers Union.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/02/hospitals_get_with_the_program.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/02/hospitals_get_with_the_program.html Blog Post Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:49:09 -0600 Hosted by the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) sponsored this webinar where speakers presented on Tennessee's infection reporting system and using the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/01/webinar_on_mrsa_tracking_and_r.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/01/webinar_on_mrsa_tracking_and_r.html News Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:51:04 -0600 http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/01/tennessees_report_on_healthcar.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/01/tennessees_report_on_healthcar.html State Disclosure Report Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:00:15 -0600 Electronic Medical software has helped detect Sepsis in a patient saving time and lives due to early detection.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/09/memphis_hospital_shares_lifesa.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/09/memphis_hospital_shares_lifesa.html News Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:29:53 -0600 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 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 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 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 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 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 U.S. lawmakers held a hearing a few weeks ago to figure out why VA officials still weren’t following proper procedures for cleaning endoscopes that put more than 11,000 veteran patients at risk.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/07/va_officials_get_probed_for_us.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/07/va_officials_get_probed_for_us.html Blog Post Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:53:46 -0600 Spot inspections at three Veterans Administration hospitals last month revealed that instruments used in colonoscopies and endoscopies were not properly disinfected, potentially exposing veterans to HIV and hepatitis.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/06/infection_concerns_spur_more_c.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/06/infection_concerns_spur_more_c.html News Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:31:47 -0600 Do you have a comment or a link you'd like to share about your state? Post it here by using the form below.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/03/usergenerated_content_tennesse.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/03/usergenerated_content_tennesse.html User Generated Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:56:49 -0600 A few years ago, Dr. Manoj Jain was skeptical of hospital infection reduction—thinking hospital infections were the norm for ICU patients

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/02/former_skeptic_believes_in_pre.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2009/02/former_skeptic_believes_in_pre.html Blog Post Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:09:27 -0600