Hospital Patients

Why medication errors continue to harm patients

A mix of flawed systems and complacency have resulted in patient harm, experts say. By Wendy Ruderman, The Philidelphia Inquirer, Nov. 15, 2023. Six years ago, a nurse at a Tennessee hospital accidentally gave a… Read More

Do Cancer Centers Push Too Many Tests

Article Summary: Studies found that centers provided incomplete or unbalanced information, which could lead to unnecessary screenings and health complications in older adults. By Andrew Jacobs, NY Times, Jul 17, 2022. Article was updated on… Read More

The ‘101’s’ of Being Hospitalized

By Julie Kliger, May 16, 2022. Do you know what you need to know? Most people, it turns out, have no idea what to do when one of their family members (or themselves) lands in… Read More

At US Hospitals, a Drug Mix-Up Is Just a Few Keystrokes Away

Article Summary: Many hospital medication cabinets can be searched by inputting only a few letters which results in a drug mix-up and causes patient harm. By Brett Kelman, KHN, Apr 29, 2022. More than four… Read More

Unnecessary hospital tests and procedures put hundreds of thousands at risk, new analysis reveals

By Aaron Toleos, May 4, 2021. U.S. hospital ranking identifies best and worst hospitals at avoiding overuse of hysterectomy, coronary stents, back surgery, and more BROOKLINE, Mass. — Every 80 seconds, a hospital in the

‘Nursing Is in Crisis’: Staff Shortages Put Patients at Risk

“When hospitals are understaffed, people die,” one expert warned as the U.S. health systems reach a breaking point in the face of the Delta variant. By Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, Aug. 21, 2021. Cyndy… Read More

US hospitals overused elective procedures and tests before pandemic, report shows. Experts say focus must return to patient safety.

Article Summary: Hospitals have unnecessarily performed too many elective procedures and tests in a study conducted among Medicare patients. By: Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, May 04, 2021. During the height of the pandemic, many health… Read More