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WA starts tracking MRSA cases

November 20, 2008 — 12:42pm ET | By Anne Zieger
As we noted yesterday, MRSA isn't tracked as closely in U.S. hospitals as patient advocates would like, nor are cases reported publicly in many instances. However, Washington state has pulled away... Read more...

NJ, PA hospital mistakes not being reported

September 12, 2008 — 10:03am ET | By Anne Zieger
While hospitals in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are supposed to be reporting serious mistakes, it appears that too often, they aren't doing so. That, at least, is the conclusion drawn by observers in... Read more...

HIV spreading rapidly in New York

August 29, 2008 — 1:29pm ET | By Anne Zieger
Particularly among gay minority men, a perennial high-risk group, the HIV virus is spreading rapidly in New York city. HIV is spreading through the city at three times the national rate, or about 72... Read more...

Indiana hospitals see 24 percent more errors

August 26, 2008 — 1:09pm ET | By Anne Zieger
While the absolute numbers are still small, they're moving in a questionable direction. The number of serious medical mistakes taking place in Indiana went up 24 percent last year, from 85 in 2006 to... Read more...

MN hospital cited after disturbed ED patient gets Tasered

June 16, 2008 — 8:55am ET | By Anne Zieger
When the staff at Northfield (Mn.) City Hospital's emergency believed that a disturbed patient was about to become violent, they called the local police, as their facility didn't have the security... Read more...

Colonoscopies increase in New York City

June 6, 2008 — 6:59am ET
A new study suggests that the number of New York City residents 50 and older who have had colonoscopies has risen sharply--by about 50 percent--over the last five years. The survey, which was... Read more...

Tenet finally back on track

March 17, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Things seem to be looking up for once beleaguered Tenet Healthcare these days. After years of financial and legal troubles, the company's... Read more...

RI lawmakers propose medical error tracking system

February 26, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Rhode Island lawmakers have introduced a bill that would create a system tracking medical mistakes and near misses, spurred in part by incidents in which brain surgeons at Rhode Island Hospital... Read more...

HHS OKs MI infection checklists

February 20, 2008 — 7:59am ET
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Human Research Protections has ruled that hospitals in Michigan can keep using checklists to manage infection risks. The checklists, which... Read more...

PA hospitals won't charge for 'never events'

January 23, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Pennsylvania's hospitals said yesterday that they won't charge for care related to serious medical mistakes that occur during an inpatient stay at an acute care hospital, such as wrong-body-part... Read more...
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