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NewsHospital medical mistakes up, patient harm down
Serious medical mistakes at Minnesota hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers rose slightly to 316 in 2011, up from 305 in 2010, according to an annual report released yesterday by the Minnesota Read more...
Hospital mistakes kept secret
Despite the shift toward more transparent healthcare, an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution revealed some hospital mistakes, such as patient suicides, sexual assaults, and surgical Read more...
California hospitals fined $650K for public health violations
Twelve California hospitals face fines totaling $650,000 after medical mistakes that may have contributed to three patient deaths, according to ABC News. The California Department of Public Health Read more...
New law protects physicians who say 'I'm sorry'
In a move geared toward increasing communication and transparency in healthcare, the state of Michigan has passed an "I'm sorry" law for doctors, which will allow healthcare providers to apologize to Read more...
Child's wrong-eye surgery emphasizes importance of pre-surgery 'time out'
Check that your universal protocols are being enforced to prevent the kind of tragic mistake that ended with a physician operating on a the wrong eye of a young boy. Yesterday, the physician told the Read more...
Malpractice payments at their lowest value since 1999
Despite all the fingers pointed toward malpractice litigation as a cause of rising healthcare expenses, total malpractice payments made on behalf of doctors in 2009--$3.49 billion--represent just Read more...
Study: Doctors' personal problems can lead to medical errors
Another dispatch from the "doctors are people too" department: A new study has concluded that financial problems, family issues and other personal problems can play a significant role in potentially Read more...
Disruptive doctor behavior causes mistakes, intimidates workers
We've told you about the Joint Commission's new rule requiring hospitals to have rules and consequences to prevent disruptive behavior from physicians. And subsequently, the AMA asked for a one year Read more...
FL puts health facility inspection records online
The state of Florida has put inspection reports and the results of complaint investigations for most health facilities online, allowing the public to simply review them at a moment's notice rather Read more...
TX hospital group issues medical-error billing guidelines
Following the lead of individual hospitals and associations around the U.S., the Texas Hospital Association has developed a policy designed to help its member hospitals determine when not to bill for Read more...
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