Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. PREVENTABLE MEDICAL ERRORS. Hospital acquired infections: About 650,000 patients each year develop a hospital acquired infection. So, on any given day, about one of every 25 hospitalized patients are infected...
By Sharon Begley, NEW YORK. (Reuters) – An analysis of government data on hospital safety, including how likely patients are to die of avoidable surgical complications, shows that hospitals vary markedly on these measures and that...
Medical errors can occur anywhere in the health care system: In hospitals, clinics, surgery centers, doctors’ offices, nursing homes, pharmacies, and patients’ homes. Errors can involve medicines, surgery, diagnosis, equipment, or lab reports. These tips...
House committee probes CMS, Joint Commission over accreditation process By MARIA CASTELLUCCI, Modern Healthcare, March 13, 2018. Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee have launched an investigation into the hospital accreditation process following a Wall… Read More
A hospital is supposed to make you better, but you may not feel too well after reading this. Some words of advice: Be your own health care advocate. 1. “Oops, wrong kidney.” In recent years,...
Patients Caught in the Crossfire. When you’re in recovery from a hospital visit — whether it’s a major surgery, a visit to the emergency room or just a routine procedure — the last thing you...
From Consumers Union. A network of patient safety advocates is urging Congress to take steps to improve patient safety by preventing hospital acquired infections and other preventable medical errors. The group, which includes Consumers Union,… Read More
From Consumerreports.org. Many people are aware that visiting a hospital can put their health at risk in a number of ways. But even a patient who knows what to look out for and which precautions
By Jessica Firger, CBS News. Many people are aware that visiting a hospital can put their health at risk in a number of ways. But even a patient who knows what to look out...
By Marshall Allen, ProPublica. I was recently browsing through the nearly 200 stories we’ve compiled with our Patient Harm Questionnaire, when I was reminded again of a troubling truth. Many of the people who suffer harm while… Read More