Safe Patient Project

A Shot In The Dark: Not Enough California Healthcare Workers are Getting Flu Shots

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:31:51 -0600

It�s the start of flu season and you might be worried about the spread of germs. We�re worried too. Consumers Union�s Safe Patient Project released a report today that found nearly half of all hospital workers in California didn�t get flu shots during the 2008-2009 flu season.

Nearly half of healthcare workers in California hospitals did not receive flu shots

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:58:12 -0600

LA Times coverage of Consumers Union report on low healthcare worker flu vaccination rates.

Cardiologist indicted for stent procedures

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:07:48 -0600

A Salisbury cardiologist accused of placing unneeded coronary stents in hundreds of patients has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Baltimore on health care fraud charges alleging he put patients' lives at risk unnecessarily while billing private and public insurers millions of dollars.

Report Finds That Only Half of California Hospital Workers Got Flu Vaccine

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:57:55 -0600

Spreading Germs: Low Rates of Flu Vaccination Among California Healthcare Workers Put Patients at Risk (PDF)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:55:16 -0600

Consumers Union Report shows California Department of Public Health is falling behind on collecting and publishing dangerously low vaccination rates to the public.

Allergan Settles Charges It Went Too Far Marketing Botox

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:34:43 -0600

Allergan to Pay $600 Million in Botox Cases

Demonstrating Return on Investment for Infection Prevention and Control

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:12:42 -0600

The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has produced a report outlining the need for investment in infection prevention.

FDA To Baxter: Start Telling The Truth

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:14:52 -0600

FDA has sent a third warning to Baxter regarding its Aralast NP emphysema treatment brochure that contains misleading efficacy claims.

Maine Voices: Doctors and patients don't have to rely on TV for drug information

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:48:30 -0600

Physicians have better sources than salesmen and advertisements to guide prescribing choices.

Isolation, an Ancient and Lonely Practice, Endures

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:20:29 -0600

Essay on the human suffering involved with infected patients who have to be isolated for infection control.

FDA Safety Alerts for Drugs and Devices

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:29:02 -0600

Making a Killing

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:37:09 -0600

Clinical trials have become marketing exercises for Big Pharma--and cash-strapped universities are helping make the sale. Article begins on page 54.

Letter to the Editor: Prevent infections

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:01:06 -0600

Letter to the editor from a woman whose husband died from hospital infection.

'Super bug' that's resistant to antibiotics threatens hospital patients

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:20:27 -0600

"A recent study found 25 percent more C. diff than MRSA in 28 community hospitals in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia."

Texas Nurses Fired for Alleging Misconduct Settle Their Suit

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:40:13 -0600

Two Texas nurses were fired after anonymously reporting a doctor for improper medical treatment. The nurses were acquitted by a jury and the doctor will be tried for numerous violations found by the state medical board.