Safe Patient Project

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.

New Hospital-Aquired Infection Report from Maine

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:53:45 -0600

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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

New Resource for Those Dissatisfied with a Health Care Experience

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:53:19 -0600

Guest blog post by Deb Wachenheim, Health Quality Manager at Health Care For All (HCFA) in Boston. HCFA has launched a new website that can help patients in Massachusetts and across the country speak up when something goes wrong in the hospital. There is information on asking for help when you are in the hospital, advice on how to file a complaint, and resources available to help you.

New Resource for Those Dissatisfied with a Health Care Experience

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:43:07 -0600

Health Care For All has created an informative website, www.assertivepatient.org, to assist patients on how to navigate the complaint process when something goes wrong at the hospital.

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

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

Electronic Prescriptions Reduce Errors by Seven-Fold

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:09:45 -0600

"Should doctors around the country use e-prescribing to decrease prescription errors? A study led by physician-scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College found that health care providers using an electronic system to write prescriptions were seven times less likely to make errors than those writing their prescriptions by hand."

Patty Skolnik: Founder and Executive Director, Citizens for Patient Safety

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:43:01 -0600

In 2001, Patty and David Skolnik spent nearly three years watching their only child, Michael, play victim to a broken system as a result of unnecessary brain surgery. Due to medical error caused by negligence and incompetence, routine expectations of our healthcare system proved ineffective in providing quality medical care and patient safety for 22 year old Michael Skolnik.

Doctor Leads Quest for Safer Ways to Care for Patients

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:35:14 -0600

Interview with Dr. Peter Pronovost, medical director of the Quality and Safety Research Group at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and promoter of a patient safety checklist for doctors.

Are Veterans Being Given Deadly Cocktails to Treat PTSD?

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:21:53 -0600

A combination of drugs is being prescribed to treat post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in returning soldiers including Seroquel, an anti-psychotic, despite a disturbing number of veteran deaths associated with the treatment. Seroquel has not been approved for PTSD by the FDA.

Taking care with treatment

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:18:54 -0600

Author Rosemary Gibson says when medical care is overused, it can cost patients their health and their savings. To attend Rosemary's March 9th talk at Health Care for All, 30 Winter St., e-mail Deb Wachenheim: dwachenheim@hcfama.org.

Are Veterans Being Given Deadly Cocktails to Treat PTSD?

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:14:35 -0600

AstraZeneca has been linked to the deaths of soldiers returning from war.