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Five Palm Beach County, FL, hospitals cited for denying ER care
Serious patient errors at California hospitals disclosed in state filings
June 27, 2008
Oceanside, CA, medical center accused of neglecting patient care
Returns to hospital give Florida patients new rating tool
June 26, 2008
MRSA rates the result of overcrowding
Hospital understaffing pushes MRSA rates
University of Washington Medical Center using surgical checklist to improve safety
Worldwide surgery rates tied to economic status
June 25, 2008
Book profiles patient safety errors
California hospital suspends open heart surgeries
Mandating nursing staff levels may hurt 'safety net' hospitals
A script for safety
Traffic light-style campaign aims to halt germs at English hospital
Study finds quality high, but prices vary
A watchdog worth keeping
NY bill reveals names of probed doctors
Women better off at top performing hospitals
Study: Montgomery County, TX, In Dire Need Of Trauma Services
Healthcare found to be better with online help
AT&T taking e-health network nationwide
Wireless hospitals systems can disrupt med devices
WHO issues a checklist to make operations safer
MRSA rates tied to hospital understaffing
U.S. hospitals vary widely in caring for women
June 24, 2008
Patients rarely use online ratings to pick physicians
June 23, 2008
Online services let patients seek a second opinion from home
Funding cuts to delay emergency response in Georgia
June 19, 2008
State to probe Franklin County, NC, hospital
Duke University Health System settles claims by patients
Consumers Union supports expansion of CMS’ ’never events’
Harvard study: Mortality rates lower in Leapfrog hospitals
Infection workers battle bugs, bad habits
Father, son, team up to fight infection
Consumer perception study released
ED waits getting longer
Toyota's success driven by more than improvement system
Weight-loss surgery becoming safer, Michigan registry shows
Medical mistakes no longer billable in Massachusetts
Most doctors aren't using electronic health records
June 18, 2008
Want an efficient hospital? Ask ’why’ 1 million times
2009 National Patient Safety Goals Major Changes Focus on Infection Control, Medication Reconciliation
CMS: Third year of value-based purchasing demonstration shows substantial improvement
Scrubs should be freshly scrubbed
June 17, 2008
The Joint Commission announces 2009 National Patient Safety Goals
Mentally ill face extra-long ER waits
The doctor will see you . . . in a while
Policymakers’ interest in healthcare intensifies
June 16, 2008
Board to post Nevada doctors' malpractice history
West Virginia University fires health adviser
South Florida family awarded $35 million in medical malpractice suit
Northwestern Indiana sees need for trauma center
June 13, 2008
Simulators let doctors practice on fake patients at New Orleans health center
AMA to consider endorsing undercover patients
June 12, 2008
North Carolina nursing advocates oppose program cuts
University of California to consider taking over troubled Los Angeles hospital
Healthcare Alliance Opposes Part of CMS Reporting Proposal
June 11, 2008
A health makeover for an entire Minnesota town?
End-of-life patients need big picture
June 10, 2008
Can even high-ranked hospitals get better?
June 9, 2008
Patient’s death shows lapses at North Carolina hospital
Kids lose big in Florida system
New York Medicaid to deny payment for hospital errors
June 6, 2008
Texas facility plans $13 million breast-cancer center
Nurses demand increase in staffing at Independence, MO, medical center
12 Japanese medical professionals to visit Ohio-based system
Three California healthcare centers cited after patient deaths
Blood-sucking device saves heart patients, study shows
More people undergoing colonoscopy in New York City
June 5, 2008
Texas-based JPS Health Network hit with two surprise inspections
Wrong patient almost gets cardiac catheterization
Woman says hospital fired her for speaking up about safety issues
U.S. report: Intestinal superbug deaths, hospital stays double
CA bill requires hospitals to report infections
Children’s healthcare: stronger federal standards needed
Ontario makes reporting C. difficile data mandatory
Bacterial infection may boost SIDS risk
What about diagnostic errors?
Ohio-based health system ranked high in quality study
Honor makes Florida hospital hearts beat proudly
Boston hospitals striving to expand, standardize translation services
A city where hospitals are as ill as the patients
Racial disparities widespread in kidney patient outcomes
Communities to get $300 million to tackle health
June 4, 2008
A ’drug drought’ for pregnant women
Congress may prod doctors toward electronic prescriptions
Heart failure patients overestimate their life expectancy
June 3, 2008
Study questions value of ICU physicians with special training
Hospitalized kids get too many infections, study finds
June 2, 2008
Seattle hospitals pledge to make food better
California hospital agrees to $1 million settlement for allegedly dumping patient on skid row