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The Houston Chronicle
December 26, 2000, Tuesday 3 STAR EDITION
FOCUS: TREATING CHILDREN;
MEASURE OF SUCCESS;
Color-coded tape saves time, setting dosages at a glance

Canada NewsWire
December 6, 2000, Wednesday
AUTROS Healthcare Solutions Secures $14 Million in First-Round Financing to Meet Growing Demand for Wireless Hospital Point-of-Care Solutions -- Funding from Institutional and Strategic partners will enable AUTROS to;
accelerate marketing and installation activities throughout North America and Europe --

PR Newswire
December 6, 2000, Wednesday
AUTROS Healthcare Solutions Secures $14 Million in First-Round Financing to Meet Growing Demand for Wireless Hospital Point-of-Care Solutions;
--Funding from Institutional and Strategic partners will enable AUTROS to accelerate marketing and installation activities throughout North America and Europe --

American Health Line
December 4, 2000
AMA: GROUP TO ADDRESS MEDICAL ERRORS AT CONFERENCE

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
The Charlotte Observer
December 2, 2000, Saturday
Color-coding for children saves precious time in emergency room

The Buffalo News
November 29, 2000, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION
SEMINAR LOOKS TO REMEDY MEDICAL ERRORS

Canadian Business and Current Affairs
Medical Post
November 28, 2000
To err may be human, but that doesn't make it right: patient advocacy needed to cut out medical mistakes (Record in progress)

TOPEKA CAPITAL JOURNAL
November 27, 2000, Monday
Learn from mistakes

Scripps Howard News Service
November 22, 2000, Wednesday
Physician apologies could prevent lawsuits

OB GYN News
November 15, 2000
Medication Errors Initiative Spotlights Physicians.

Wisconsin State Journal
November 14, 2000, Tuesday, ALL EDITIONS
GOAL IS CUTTING MEDICAL ERRORS; 3 HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH PROVIDERS HERE SET UP A CENTER ON PATIENT; SAFETY.

The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
November 5, 2000, Sunday, SUNDAY EDITION
Phobic fretting about death wastes precious living time

The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
November 2, 2000, Thursday, Home Edition
CRITICAL RN SHORTAGE: Georgia nurses say care suffers as load grows;
Low pay, overwork hurt morale

PR Newswire
November 2, 2000, Thursday
CSC and AUTROS Join Forces to Eliminate Medical Errors;
--Consulting and IT Firm to market AUTROS' Patient Safety Application --

Nursing Management
November 1, 2000
Stop the rise in nursing errors--systematically.

PR Newswire
October 24, 2000, Tuesday
AUTROS Technology Extends to Hospitals Worldwide;
--Hospital becomes United Kingdom's first to use wireless bar-code technology for patient safety --

Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
October 24, 2000, Tuesday, Broward Metro EDITION
TRAGEDY TEACHES A LESSON: SHARING DATA SAVES LIVES;
FIVE YEARS AGO, A YOUNG BOY DIED FROM A MEDICINE MIX-UP. THE HOSPITAL'S;
CRUSADE TO HELP OTHERS AVOID THE SAME ERROR HAS WON PRAISE AS A MODEL.

Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
October 22, 2000, Sunday, Broward Metro EDITION
STUDY PUTS NUMBERS TOO HIGH, CRITICS SAY

Business Wire
October 19, 2000, Thursday
AUTROS Healthcare Solutions Warns of 'Polypharmacy' Hazard During National Pharmacy Week

The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL)
October 16, 2000 Monday, City Edition
HEALTH CARE Numbers game

The San Francisco Chronicle
OCTOBER 16, 2000, MONDAY, FINAL EDITION
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The Irish Times
October 9, 2000
Watching out for medical mistakes is vital

The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
October 4, 2000, Wednesday, Home Edition
Medicare study ranks Ga. 47th in care methods

Drug Topics
October 2, 2000
Task force starts shaping research to cut med errors; Brief Article

Business & Health
October 1, 2000
How a bill doesn't become a law; Brief Article

Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses
October 1, 2000
Benchmarking: What's in It for Nurses?

University Wire
September 28, 2000
Good business, bad medicine

Federal News Service
September 20, 2000, Wednesday
PREPARED STATEMENT OF PATRICK J. CLEARY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS
BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE
SUBJECT - THE PATIENT PROTECTION ACT

Federal News Service
September 20, 2000, Wednesday
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF TRAVIS B. PLUNKETT LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE
SUBJECT - PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK

Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony
September 20, 2000, Wednesday
COMMITTEE: HOUSE COMMERCE
TESTIMONY PUBLIC ACCESS TO NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK

Employee Benefit News
September 15, 2000
Academics to tackle medical errors cause
Editorial Staff

Global News Wire
Business Line
September 13, 2000
FT-ACC-NO: A200009131AB4-CB-WR
INDIA: MEDICAL MISTAKES

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BUSINESS LINE
September 13, 2000
India: Medical mistakes

Medical Industry Today
September 13, 2000, Wednesday
Federal Task Force Aims to Reduce Medical Errors

Newsday (New York, NY)
September 12, 2000, Tuesday NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION
HEALTH-CARE LEADERS TARGET MEDICAL ERRORS

American Health Line
September 11, 2000
MEDICAL ERRORS: NURSING ERRORS KILL, INJURE THOUSANDS

Business Wire
September 11, 2000, Monday
Physicians Across the Nation Reduce Medical Errors With e-Prescribing Technology; Doctors Select ePhysician's Wireless Handheld Device as Product of Choice

AAP NEWSFEED
September 10, 2000, Sunday
World News In Brief

CNN
SHOW: CNN SUNDAY MORNING 08:00
September 10, 2000; Sunday
Investigation Blames Nursing Crisis for Thousands of Deaths and Injuries

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
September 10, 2000, SUNDAY, FINAL EDITION
REPORT LINKS STRESSED NURSES TO DEATHS, INJURIES

Dayton Daily News
September 10, 2000, Sunday,
REPORT SAYS BAD NURSING KILLS PATIENTS

The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL)
September 10, 2000 Sunday, City Edition
Nursing mistakes kill thousands of patients Safety compromised as hospitals cut back

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
September 10, 2000, Sunday, TWO STAR EDITION
NO HEADLINE

The Washington Post
September 10, 2000, Sunday, Final Edition
NATION IN BRIEF

Business Wire
September 7, 2000, Thursday
American Re HealthCare and DoctorQuality.com Form Alliance; Combined Effort to Combat the Human and Financial Costs of Medical Errors

Business Wire
September 5, 2000, Tuesday
ePhysician: Secure Wireless Technology Reduces Medical Errors; Handheld Device Enables Physicians to Send Prescriptions Through the Internet to the Pharmacy

Clinician Reviews
September 1, 2000
RESEARCHERS DISPUTE RECENT MEDICAL ERROR DATA.

Family Practice News
September 1, 2000
AOA Dues Increase to Fund Public Education Campaign; American Osteopathic Association; Brief Article

FDA Consumer
September 1, 2000
MAKE NO MISTAKE!: Medical Errors Can Be Deadly Serious; an estimated 44,000-98,000 Americans die annually due to preventable medical errors

Nursing Management
September 1, 2000
Nurses--yes, nurses--improve physician order entry; Brief Article

OB GYN News
September 1, 2000
Medical Mistakes?

THE SATURDAY OKLAHOMAN
August 19, 2000, Saturday CITY EDITION
Mistake leads hospitals to change policy Integris-owned medical centers to mark surgical patients

The Stuart News/Port St. Lucie News (Stuart,FL)
August 16, 2000, Wednesday
DOCTORS ARE RISKIER THAN MOTORCYCLES

Business Insurance
August 14, 2000, Monday
Updates

PR NEWSWIRE
August 10, 2000
Aetna U.S. Healthcare(R) Announces $ 840,000 in Research Grants Focused on Studying and Reducing Medical Errors

PR Newswire
August 10, 2000, Thursday
Aetna U.S. Healthcare(R) Announces $840,000 in Research Grants Focused on Studying and Reducing Medical Errors;
Research Ranging From Improving Medication Safety To Controlling Infection in Long-Term Care Facilities

Copley News Service
August 9, 2000, Wednesday
''Assignment Illinois'' column

Copley News Service
August 9, 2000, Wednesday
ASSIGNMENT ILLINOIS

The Washington Post
August 9, 2000, Wednesday, Final Edition
'Medical Mistakes'

BestWire
August 08, 2000
INSURERS REACT TO MEDICAL ERRORS DEBATE

The Bulletin's Frontrunner
August 2, 2000
Report On Medical Errors Likely To Lead To Boost In Research Funds.

Best's Review
August 1, 2000
Safety Measures.

Better Homes and Gardens
August 1, 2000
Measure Twice, Cut Once: How To Avoid Medical Errors.

Health Management Technology
August, 2000
Alerting Staff to Medication Errors

Health Services Research
August 1, 2000
Medical Errors and Patient Safety: A Growing Research Priority.

RN
August 1, 2000
Preventing medical mistakes.

The State Journal-Register(Springfield, IL)
July 30, 2000 Sunday
City hospitals to discourage publishing newborns' names

Federal News Service
July 27, 2000, Thursday
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF CYNTHIA A. BASCETTA ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR VETERANS' AFFAIRS AND MILITARY HEALTH CARE ISSUES HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS

Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony
July 27, 2000, Thursday
COMMITTEE: HOUSE VETERANS' AFFAIRS OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS
TESTIMONY PATIENT SAFETY AT VA HOSPITAL

The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
July 24, 2000, MONDAY; ALL EDITIONS
ETHICISTS WEIGH DILEMMAS OVER DNA AND AIDS
STATE: CALIFORNIA, USA (54%);

Business Journal-Portland
July 21, 2000
Patient safety statistics sound a wake-up call; Brief Article; Statistical Data Included

The Columbus Dispatch
July 18, 2000, Tuesday
E-PRESCRIPTIONS SEEN AS LIFESAVER

Albuquerque Journal
July 17, 2000, Monday
Hospitals reviewing computers

Modern Healthcare
July 17, 2000, Monday
Nobody's perfect; IOM report might be flawed, but issue needed to be raised

Roll Call
July 17, 2000
What action should be taken to combat deaths due to medical errors? Restore U.S. Confidence in Medicine

Roll Call
July 17, 2000
Use Common Sense To Reduce Medical Errors

Scripps Howard News Service
July 17, 2000, Monday
Too many cases, too many tough dilemmas

U.S. News & World Report
July 17, 2000
Taking the mistakes out of medicine

Family Practice News
July 15, 2000
Medical Mistakes?

Newsday (New York, NY)
July 14, 2000, Friday ALL EDITIONS
EDITORIAL / HOW MANY PEOPLE DIE FROM MEDICAL ERRORS? FIND OUT

BestWire
July 10, 2000
MICHIGAN BLUES FOUNDATION AIMS TO HELP PREVENT MEDICAL ERRORS

Medicine & Health
July 10, 2000
JAMA Writers Debate IOM Error Report.

Modern Healthcare
July 10, 2000, Monday
IOM medical error death estimate hit

PR NEWSWIRE
July 10, 2000
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Announces $ 500,000 Grant Program to Reduce Accidental Injuries in Hospitals

PR Newswire
July 10, 2000, Monday
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Announces$500,000 Grant Program to Reduce Accidental Injuries in Hospitals;
Foundation seeks grant applications from Michigan medical community

Dayton Daily News
July 6, 2000, Thursday,
RESEARCHERS SAY ERRORS NOT SO NUMEROUS

The Herald-Sun (Durham, N.C.)
July 6, 2000, Thursday
News in brief

Investor's Business Daily
July 6, 2000
Claims Of Deaths Via Medical Errors Wildly Overblown
Medical Industry Today
July 6, 2000, Thursday
Experts Clash over Medical Errors Report

NBC News Transcripts
SHOW: TODAY (7:00 AM ET)
July 6, 2000, Thursday
DR. CLEMENT MCDONALD AND DR. LUCIAN LEAPE DISCUSS REPORT ON MEDICAL MISTAKES MADE IN HOSPITALS

Newsday (New York, NY)
July 6, 2000, Thursday NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION
DISPUTE OVER STUDY ON MEDICAL ERRORS

TULSA WORLD
July 6, 2000
Which is it? Conflicting reports confuse many

The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT)
July 5, 2000, Wednesday
SECTION: WIRE; Pg. A03
How deadly are medical errors?

The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL)
July 5, 2000 Wednesday, City Edition
AMA journal asserts count exaggerated medical errors Report started call for more oversight

Los Angeles Times

July 5, 2000, Wednesday, Home Edition
CALIFORNIA AND THE WEST;
REOPENING DEBATE ON MEDICAL ERRORS;
HEALTH: TWO ARTICLES REVISIT A SHOCKING CLAIM MADE LAST YEAR ABOUT PATIENTS' DEATHS. ONE CAMP SUSPECTS EXAGGERATION; THE OTHER THINKS FIGURES ARE TOO LOW.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
July 5, 2000 Wednesday FINAL EDITION
Scientists rebut finding on medical errors;
Indiana group says report exaggerated death toll caused by such mistakes

United Press International
July 5, 2000, Wednesday
Experts split on hospital dangers

USA TODAY
July 5, 2000, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION
Medical errors not so deadly? 'Shrill' estimate not supported by data, doctors say

The Washington Post
July 5, 2000, Wednesday, Final Edition
Report on Medical Errors Called Erroneous; Fueling Debate, Researchers Challenge Data Indicating Thousands Die Because of Mistakes

Medical Marketing & Media
July 1, 2000
INDUSTRY FACES THE DRUG SAFETY ISSUE; Statistical Data Included

Nursing Management
July 1, 2000
Providing a safe environment in the new millennium; Brief Article

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
June 29, 2000, Thursday, Metro Edition
Malpractice suit filed against Fairview

The Providence Journal-Bulletin
June 26, 2000, Monday, Metro EDITION
State looks to curb medical mistakes

Minneapolis-St. Paul CityBusiness
June 23, 2000
Health care checks up patient safety.

Plastic Surgical Nursing
June 22, 2000
To Err -- Human Condition?

Plastic Surgical Nursing
June 22, 2000
Study Documents Nurses' Assessment of the Value of Certification.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 20, 2000, Tuesday, SOONER EDITION
AT THE HOSPITAL, ASK QUESTIONS;
IT'S THE INFORMED PATIENT'S WAY TO AVOID ERRORS AND INFECTION

PR NEWSWIRE
June 20, 2000
Technologies to Reduce Medical Errors Will Be Highlighted at June 22 Event

The Houston Chronicle
June 17, 2000, Saturday 3 STAR EDITION
Forum addresses health care errors ;
Group examines reporting efforts

Chattanooga Times / Chattanooga Free Press
June 16, 2000, Friday
Bill Has $1.9 Million for Chickamauga Dam Lock Repair

DENVER ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
June 13, 2000, Tuesday
LETTERS PAGE

Federal News Service

June 13, 2000, Tuesday
Hearing of the Civil Service Subcommittee of the House Government Reform Committee
Subject: the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program
Chaired By: Representative Joseph Scarborough (R-fl)
Location: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.c.
Time: 10:00 Am. Edt Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2000

PR NEWSWIRE
June 8, 2000
System Overhauls are Required to Make Medical Care Safer For Patients, Experts Say

PR Newswire
June 8, 2000, Thursday
System Overhauls are Required to Make Medical Care Safer For Patients, Experts Say;
Academic Medicine and Managed Care Forum Speakers Share Strategies to Avoid Preventable Medical Errors

The Salt Lake Tribune
June 8, 2000, Thursday
Not All Medical Errors Result From Negligence

The Salt Lake Tribune
June 8, 2000, Thursday
Utah Had Key Role In Medical Error Study

PR NEWSWIRE
June 7, 2000
Michigan Health and Safety Coalition Formed to Improve Health Care Quality and Patient Safety

PR Newswire
June 7, 2000, Wednesday
Michigan Health and Safety Coalition Formed to Improve Health Care Quality and Patient Safety

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 7, 2000, Wednesday, FIVE STAR LIFT EDITION
SPACE AGE PATIENT PROTECTION

Business Wire
June 5, 2000, Monday
Two Upstate New York Area Hospitals Purchase AUTROS Medication Management System; Objective Is Greater Patient Medication Safety

Copley News Service
June 2, 2000, Friday
VA borrows a laudable safety plan

Omaha World-Herald
June 2, 2000, Friday SUNRISE EDITION
VA Borrows a Laudable Safety Plan

Family Practice News
June 1, 2000
Medical Errors Getting Attention in Congress; Statistical Data Included; Brief Article

Health Management Technology
June, 2000
Real-time Notification of Medication Errors

Newsday (New York, NY)
June 1, 2000, Thursday NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION
BRIEFS

Nursing Management
June 1, 2000
Medical Errors, Airplanes, and Information Technology.

The Bulletin's Frontrunner
May 31, 2000
VA To Use NASA To Report Medical Errors.

Chattanooga Times / Chattanooga Free Press
May 31, 2000, Wednesday
VA Hospitals Hire NASA To Aid in Medical Safety

Chicago Daily Herald
May 31, 2000, Wednesday, Cook,Lake

Dayton Daily News
May 31, 2000, Wednesday,
VA RETAINS NASA TO CUT ERROR RATE

The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL)
May 31, 2000 Wednesday, State Edition
VA hires NASA to cure safety mistakes

Investor's Business Daily
May 31, 2000

The New York Times

May 31, 2000, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final
V.A. Plans No-Penalty Medical Error Reporting

The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
May 31, 2000, WEDNESDAY; ALL EDITIONS
NASA TO LAUNCH MEDICAL ERROR REPORTING SYSTEMFOR VA
OFFICIALS HOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT IN CARE
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES (66%);

St. Petersburg Times
May 31, 2000, Wednesday, 0 South Pinellas Edition
NASA to help VA hospitals prevent errors

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 31, 2000, Wednesday, FIVE STAR LIFT EDITION
VA HOSPITALS SET UP SYSTEM FOR REPORTING ERRORS ANONYMOUSLY;
NASA IS HIRED TO RUN PROGRAM SIMILAR TO ONE IT USES FOR AIR SAFETY

The Washington Post
May 31, 2000, Wednesday, Final Edition
NASA to Hunt Errors In 172 VA Hospitals; Reporting System Mirrors Aviation's

Modern Healthcare
May 29, 2000, Monday
Transformation in small doses

The Herald-Sun (Durham, N.C.)
May 28, 2000, Sunday
'Witch Doctor' gets to root of bad medicine

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 25, 2000, Thursday, FIVE STAR LIFT EDITION
MEDICAL ERRORS ARE PATIENTS' NO. 1 FEAR, DOCTOR SAYS HERE

The Washington Post
May 25, 2000, Thursday, Final Edition
OPM Making 'Mental Health Parity' a Priority for Insurance Companies

PR NEWSWIRE
May 24, 2000
Creating a Culture of Safety: NursingCenter.Com to Host Live, Interactive Webcast on Preventing Practice Errors

IAC (SM) Newsletter Database (TM)
Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA
May 23, 2000
Super Panel Examines Errors and Omissions; study on medical errors discussed at eHealthcareWorld conference; Brief Article

Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA
DATE1: May 23, 2000
May 23, 2000
MEDICAL ERRORS: Super Panel Examines Errors and Omissions

Medical Economics
May 22, 2000
Scapegoating won't reduce medical errors.

Drug Topics
May 15, 2000
When drug names spell TROUBLE; Brief Article; Statistical Data Included

Medical Industry Today
May 15, 2000, Monday
Study Finds High Drug Prescription Errors at Outpatient Clinics

TELEGRAM & GAZETTE
May 12, 2000 Friday, FINAL EDITION
Legislation targets errors, safety;
Center would develop standards

Scripps Howard News Service
May 11, 2000, Thursday
Prescription for penmanship

The Times Union (Albany, NY)
May 11, 2000, Thursday, THREE STAR EDITION
Poll: Consumers want access to malpractice records

Ventura County Star (Ventura County, Ca.)
May 11, 2000, Thursday
Class aims to treat notoriously wretched writing by doctors
Prescription for penmanship

The Boston Globe
May 10, 2000, Wednesday ,THIRD EDITION
PATIENT SAFETY CENTER ADVANCES GROUPS DIVIDED ON DEFINING ERRORS

Omaha World-Herald
May 9, 2000, Tuesday BULLDOG EDITION
Expert: Attitude Critical To Reduce Medical Errors

The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, MA)
May 9, 2000 Tuesday ROP Edition
More may be dying from medical errors

The Times Union (Albany, NY)
May 9, 2000, Tuesday, THREE STAR EDITION
Estimate for medical error deaths could be low

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
May 3, 2000, Wednesday, Metro Edition
The Observatory;
Medical 'errors' report misrepresents the research, doctor says

Business Wire
May 2, 2000, Tuesday
Healthcare Professionals Discuss State of Medical Errors Today; HCPro Releases Results of Follow Up Medical Error Survey of Health Professionals at eHealthcareWorld;
eHealthcareWorld 2000

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ADC News and Solutions
May 1, 2000
ADC--it could be a matter of life and death;
The Institute of Medicine recommends broader use of bar codes in hospitals to reduce avoidable fatal medical errors by 50% in 5 years.

AORN Journal
May 1, 2000
Solutions at your fingertips; Statistical Data Included

FOR THE PHARMACIST
May, 2000
May, 2000 - June, 2000
IOM Takes Aim at Medication Errors

Medical Industry Today
May 1, 2000, Monday
Authors Try to Revive Interest in Autopsies

Modern Physician
May 1, 2000, Monday
Virtual vigilance; Computers and simulators help reduce medical errors

The Nurse Practitioner
May 1, 2000
Medical Errors Hit Home.

PR Newswire
May 1, 2000, Monday
Pennsylvania Department of Health Releases Guidelines to Hospitals For Reporting Medical Errors, Other Serious Incidents

Business Wire
April 28, 2000, Friday
Autopsies Can Help Reduce Misdiagnoses Which Cause Medical Errors, Patient Deaths, According to New Medscape Peer-reviewed Article

BestWire
April 25, 2000
NCQA SUGGESTS CHANGE IN RULES TO INCREASE PATIENT SAFETY

FOX NEWS NETWORK
SHOW: THE O'REILLY FACTOR (20:35 ET)
April 21, 2000, Friday
Should the Government Force Hospitals to Report Medical Mistakes?

Newsday (New York, NY)
April 18, 2000, Tuesday ALL EDITIONS
THE DOCTOR'S IN / A PRESCRIPTION FOR AVOIDING MEDICAL ERRORS

Drug Topics
April 17, 2000
EXPLORING ERRORS : Experts comment on the most common med errors, ways to fix them, and legal claims against them; Brief Article

THE BALTIMORE SUN
April 14, 2000, Friday ,FINAL
On health care, paying Cadillac prices for a Pinto

Business Wire
April 11, 2000, Tuesday
Symbol Technologies, McKessonHBOC Automated Healthcare Announce Medication-Match Solution to Reduce Errors

Business Insurance
April 10, 2000, Monday
Best outcomes sorely needed in medicine

The Industry Standard
April 10, 2000
Getting the Record Straight

Omaha World-Herald
April 7, 2000, Friday SUNRISE EDITION
Bill Calls for Reports On Medical Errors

The Washington Post
April 6, 2000, Thursday, Final Edition
Managed Care Ad Sparks Sharp Rebuke; Critics Accuse HMO Group Of Disrupting Hill Debate

FDCH Political Transcripts

April 6, 2000, Thursday
TYPE: NEWS CONFERENCE
U.S. SENATOR CHARLES GRASSLEY (R-IA) HOLDS NEWS CONFERENCE ON MEDICAL ERRORS IN THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS
SPEAKER:
U.S. SENATOR CHARLES GRASSLEY (R-IA),
LOCATION: WASHINGTON, D.C.

ABC NEWS
SHOW: 20/20 WEDNESDAY (10:00 PM ET)
April 5, 2000, Wednesday
WHAT THE DOCTOR LEFT BEHIND; MEDICAL MISTAKES CAUSE SEVERAL DEATHS AND SEVERE INJURY

Medicine & Health
April 3, 2000
Field Report on Reducing Medical Errors: Providers Already Showing It Can Be Done.

AORN Journal
April 1, 2000
Nursing Certification Linked to Improved Patient Care; Brief Article

The Atlantic Monthly
April 1, 2000
Government: Regulation by Shaming.

Business & Health
April 1, 2000
Murder is a very strong word, but the fact remains that mistakes kill thousands of people each year. What are health professionals doing to reduce the toll?Brief Article

Medical Laboratory Observer
April 1, 2000
Push is on to reduce medical errors; additional money wanted for the CDC; new needlestick report offers guidance; Brief Article

The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
April 1, 2000, Saturday, SPOKANE EDITION
Changes urged in how hospitals handle drugs;
Pharmacy expert offers advice on preventing mistakes that kill

The Western Journal of Medicine
April 1, 2000
Editor's Pick; article on medical error analysis

The Western Journal of Medicine
April 1, 2000
Senators introduce bill to improve patient safety; Error Reduction and Improvement of Patient Safety Act

Policy Papers
Reducing Errors in Health Care: Translating Research Into Practice
April, 2000
ISSUED-BY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HHS)

THE ORLANDO SENTINEL
March 31, 2000 Friday, METRO
'REPORT CARDS' SOUGHT TO TRACK HOSPITAL MISTAKES;
UNDER TWO BILLS BEING CONSIDERED, FLORIDIANS WOULD HAVE INTERNET ACCESS TO SUCH DATA.

Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
March 31, 2000, Friday, Broward Metro EDITION
POST HOSPITAL 'REPORT CARDS' ON INTERNET, TWO BILLS URGE

Business Wire
March 22, 2000, Wednesday
Health Care Professionals Overwhelmingly Fear Mandatory Reporting of Medical Errors

The Hill
March 22, 2000 Wednesday
SECTION: SPECIAL SECTION; Health Care; Pg. 26
Medical mistakes more deadly than AIDS

PR Newswire
March 21, 2000, Tuesday
Better Communication Technology Could Help Reduce Medical Errors

PR NEWSWIRE
March 21, 2000
Better Communication Technology Could Help Reduce Medical Errors

Chicago Tribune
March 19, 2000 Sunday, CHICAGOLAND FINAL EDITION
CREDIBILITY FACTOR;
CERTIFICATION BOOSTS NURSES', PATIENTS' CONFIDENCE

The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, MA)
March 18, 2000 Saturday All Editions
Patients at risk ;
Hospital errors raise health concerns

Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony
March 16, 2000, Thursday
TESTIMONY March 16, 2000 FRED UPTON HOUSE COMMERCE OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS ACCESS TO MALPRACTICE DATABASE

Ventura County Star (Ventura County, Ca.)
March 14, 2000, Tuesday
Patients' safety needs to become top priority
MEDICAL ERRORS: Two studies reveal shocking statistics relating to deaths in hospitals.

PR Newswire
March 13, 2000, Monday
How Safe Is Anesthesia? The Answer May Surprise You... New Technology Improves Patient Care During and After Surgery;
For more information on this report or to preview the video go to: http://www.healthanswers.com/video/media/splash.asp

PR NEWSWIRE
March 13, 2000
How Safe Is Anesthesia? The Answer May Surprise You... New Technology Improves Patient Care During and After Surgery

CNN
SHOW: CNN NEWSSTAND 22:00
March 11, 2000; Saturday
Medical Mistakes Put Laboratories Under the Microscope; Arizona Holds Online Primary; Sex Sells, But Why is America Still Buying?
CNN
SHOW: CNN NEWSSTAND 22:00
March 11, 2000; Saturday
Medical Mistakes Put Laboratories Under the Microscope; Arizona Holds Online Primary; Sex Sells, But Why is America Still Buying?

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
San Jose Mercury News
March 10, 2000, Friday
Rx: Reduce mistakes _ Clinton's goal is laudable, and hospitals certainly can learnfrom other industries

Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony
March 9, 2000, Thursday
TESTIMONY March 07, 2000 WILLIAM L. ROPER, MD DEAN OF SCHOOL ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION LABOR HHS APPROPS

BANGOR DAILY NEWS (BANGOR, MAINE)
March 7, 2000 Tuesday
Too many errors in medicine

Business Wire
March 6, 2000, Monday
Surgical Safety Products Inc. and IBM Announce Plans to Deploy OASiS

Drug Topics
March 6, 2000
Voluntary reporting, confidentiality seen as key to preventing errors.

TELEGRAM & GAZETTE
March 06, 2000 Monday, ALL EDITIONS
Medical mistakes;
Hospitals search for ways to minimize human error

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
March 3, 2000
Monitoring Hospital-Acquired Infections to Promote Patient Safety -- United States, 1990-1999.

THE HARTFORD COURANT
March 2, 2000 Thursday, STATEWIDE
SHOULD DATA ON TROUBLED DOCTORS BE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC?;
OFFICIALS ARE DEBATING WHETHER TO OPEN A FEDERAL DATA BANK THAT CONTAINS RECORDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOCTORS WHO HAVE BEEN DISCIPLINED FOR MALPRACTICE AND OTHER MISDEEDS.

BioPharm
March 1, 2000
Medication Errors Draw Congressional Scrutiny : Manufacturers won some important policy changes in Washington last year but now face a high-profile debate on medical safety.

Employee Benefit News
March 01, 2000
Top employers vow improvements to system
Karen Lee

Federal News Service
March 1, 2000, Wednesday
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF THE HONORABLE FRED UPTON
BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT & INVESTIGATIONS
SUBJECT - PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK: WHAT CONSUMERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THEIR DOCTORS.

Ladies Home Journal
March 1, 2000
When Doctors Make MISTAKES; recommendations that may help prevent medical errors

Medical Marketing & Media
March 1, 2000
Senate committee warned on medical error legislation; Brief Article; Statistical Data Included

Nursing
March 1, 2000
To err is human; to prevent, divine.

Nursing Economics
March 1, 2000
Leadership Roundtable.

Urology Times
March 1, 2000
To err is human. . . unless you're a physician.

Urology Times
March 1, 2000
How the Institute arrived at its findings.

The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL)
February 28, 2000 Monday, City Edition
Measuring success;
Jacksonville doctor's innovative dosage system for children may help reduce errors

Charleston Daily Mail
February 25, 2000, Friday
Hospital officials discuss Clinton's medical proposal

Copley News Service
February 25, 2000, Friday
Learn, don't hide, from errors

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV)
February 25, 2000 Friday FINAL EDITION
EDITORIAL: Mistaken proposal?

Press Journal (Vero Beach, FL)
February 25, 2000, Friday
HOSPITAL DAMAGE DISCLOSURE

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 25, 2000, Friday, FIVE STAR LIFT EDITION
LEARN, DON'T HIDE, FROM ERRORS

The Boston Globe
February 23, 2000, Wednesday ,THIRD EDITION
PREVENTING FATAL ERRORS

The Bulletin's Frontrunner
February 23, 2000
Clinton Wants Medical Errors Reported; Lawmakers Say Plan Is Short On Detail, Funds.

Chattanooga Times / Chattanooga Free Press
February 23, 2000, Wednesday
Clinton Health-Mistake Plan Questioned;
Congress Wants Details on Curbing Hospital Errors

Chicago Sun-Times
February 23, 2000, WEDNESDAY, Late Sports Final Edition
Reporting of hospital errors urged
DATELINE: WASHINGTON

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
February 23, 2000
Editorials; News; Editorial

Dayton Daily News
February 23, 2000, Wednesday,
CLINTON OFFERS PROPOSAL TO CUT MEDICAL ERRORS

Financial Times (London)
February 23, 2000, Wednesday London Edition 1
WORLD NEWS: THE AMERICAS: Clinton scheme to cut mistakes by hospitals NEWS DIGEST

The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL)
February 23, 2000 Wednesday, City Edition
HEALTH CARE;
Safety first

THE HARTFORD COURANT
February 23, 2000 Wednesday, STATEWIDE
MEDICAL ERROR REPORTING PLAN MAY BE DOA;
LIABILITY CONCERNS, PATIENT SAFETY AIRED

Los Angeles Times
February 23, 2000, Wednesday, Home Edition
NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE;
HEALTH;
HOSPITALS, DOCTORS FEAR FALLOUT OF CALL FOR ERROR REPORTING

Newsday (New York, NY)
February 23, 2000, Wednesday NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION
CURBING MEDICAL ERRORS / CLINTON URGES NATIONWIDE REPORTING PROGRAM

The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
February 23, 2000, Wednesday, POST AND COURIER EDITION
Clinton's health plan has skeptics

The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
February 23, 2000, WEDNESDAY; ALL EDITIONS
N.J. NOT IMMUNE TO FATAL ERRORS ;
HOSPITALSFINED AT LEAST 6 TIMES
STATE: NEW JERSEY, USA (94%);

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA)
February 23, 2000, Wednesday
Congress, hospitals claim Clinton plan short details, funds

The Times (London)
February 23, 2000, Wednesday
Clinton acts to cut hospital errors

University Wire
February 23, 2000
Law hospitality

The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT)
February 22, 2000, Tuesday
SECTION: WIRE; Pg. A01
Hospitals may need to note major errors

Facts on File World News Digest
February 22, 2000
Medicine and Health:Clinton Calls for Reporting of Errors

Federal News Service
February 22, 2000, Tuesday
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF JOHN M. EISENBERG, M.D. DIRECTOR AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH & QUALITY
BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND LABOR AND COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR & PENSIONS

The New York Times

February 22, 2000, Tuesday, Late Edition - Final
CLINTON TO ORDER STEPS TO REDUCE MEDICAL MISTAKES

Scripps Howard News Service
February 22, 2000, Tuesday
Disclosing the damage hospitals do

THE STRAITS TIMES (SINGAPORE)
February 22, 2000
Safety checks help US hospitals cut errors

The Straits Times (Singapore)
February 22, 2000, Latest Edition
Safety checks help US hospitals cut errors

The Washington Post
February 22, 2000, Tuesday, Final Edition
Clinton Seeks Medical Error Reports; Proposal to Reduce Mistakes Includes Mandatory Disclosure, Lawsuit Shield

Drug Topics
February 21, 2000
Lawmakers seeking cure for medical mistakes; Brief Article

Modern Healthcare
February 21, 2000, Monday
Cutting costs but not quality of care

The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
February 20, 2000, Sunday, SUNDAY EDITION
Nation's hospitals trying to eliminate medical mistakes

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

February 18, 2000, Friday, SOONER EDITION
BILL TARGETS ERRORS MADE IN HOSPITALS

FDCH Political Transcripts
February 17, 2000, Saturday
TYPE: COMMITTEE HEARING
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JERRY LEWIS (R-CA) HOLDS HEARING ON MEDICAL ISSUES; DEFENSE SUBCOMMITTEE, HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
LOCATION: WASHINGTON, D.C.U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JERRY LEWIS (R-CA), CHAIRMAN
NOTES:
Unknown - Indicates speaker unknown.
Inaudible - Could not make out what was being said.
off mike - Indicates could not make out what was being said.

PR Newswire
February 15, 2000, Tuesday
ASRT Supports Federal Efforts to Improve Patient Safety

PR NEWSWIRE
February 15, 2000
ASRT Supports Federal Efforts to Improve Patient Safety

Medicine & Health
February 14, 2000
Surplus Makes Both 'Restraint,' New Programs Possible in Budget Proposal.

The Columbian (Vancouver, WA.)
February 13, 2000, Sunday
TOM'S COLUMN: DON'T HIDE COMPLAINTS FROM PUBLIC

Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, TN)
February 13, 2000, Sunday
Frist working to reduce medical errors

The Tampa Tribune
February 13, 2000, Sunday, FINAL EDITION
An amendment for victims;

American Health Line
February 10, 2000
MEDICAL ERRORS: HOUSE OPENS DISCUSSION OF OPTIONS

Federal News Service
February 10, 2000, Thursday
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF THE AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION AND THE AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION
BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEAN SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH
SUBJECT - MEDICAL ERRORS - THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE REPORT: "TO ERR IS HUMAN"

Federal News Service
February 10, 2000, Thursday
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF THE HEALTH CARE LIABILITY ALLIANCE
BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEAN SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH
SUBJECT - "THE PREVALENCE AND NATURE OF MEDICAL ERRORS IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND STRATEGIES FOR REDUCTION OF ERRORS"

American Health Line
February 9, 2000
MEDICAL ERRORS: NEW LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN SENATE

Federal News Service
February 9, 2000, Wednesday
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF DONALD BERWICK, M.D. MEMBER COMMITTEE ON THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT AND SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS AND COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
SUBJECT - MEDICAL ERRORS: IMPROVING QUALITY OF CARE AND CONSUMER INFORMATION

Federal News Service
February 9, 2000, Wednesday
PREPARED STATEMENT OF JANET HEINRICH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HEALTH FINANCING AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION
BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE SUBCOMMITTEES ON HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT AND OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS AND SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH, COMMITTEE ON VETERANS'AFFAIRS

Federal News Service

February 9, 2000, Wednesday
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF THE HONORABLE MICHAEL BILIRAKIS CHAIRMAN
BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE AND HOUSE VETERAN'S COMMITTEE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE
SUBJECT - MEDICAL ERRORS: IMPROVING QUALITY OF CARE AND CONSUMER INFORMATION

Federal News Service
February 9, 2000, Wednesday
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF THE HEALTH CARE LIABILITY ALLIANCE
BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT SUBCOMMITTEE, AND THE OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE HOUSE VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE
SUBJECT - "THE FINDINGS IN A REPORT FROM THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE ON MEDICAL ERRORS"

Federal News Service
February 9, 2000, Wednesday
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF CONGRESSWOMAN CONSTANCE A. MORELLA
BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE AND HOUSE VETERAN'S COMMITTEE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE
SUBJECT - MEDICAL ERRORS: IMPROVING QUALITY OF CARE AND CONSUMER INFORMATION

National Journal's CongressDaily
February 9, 2000 10:47 am Eastern Time
Specter, Harkin First Out Of Gate With Medical Errors Bill

National Journal's CongressDaily
February 9, 2000 5:52 pm Eastern Time
First Conference On Patients' Bill Of Rights Postponed

Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony
February 09, 2000
TESTIMONY February 09, 2000 DR. JANET HEINRICH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, HEALTH FINANCING AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE HOUSE COMMERCE MEDICAL ERRORS

Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony
February 09, 2000
TESTIMONY February 09, 2000 DR. DONALD M. BERWICK PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER INSTITUTE OF HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT HOUSE COMMERCE MEDICAL ERRORS

Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony
February 09, 2000
TESTIMONY February 09, 2000 DONALD BERWICK, MD MEMBER COMMITTEE ON THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA HOUSE COMMERCE MEDICAL ERRORS

St. Petersburg Times
February 09, 2000, Wednesday
Should healthcare wear a warning label?

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
February 8, 2000, Tuesday MICHIGAN
Report: Medical errors caused 3,500 deaths
MICHIGAN Briefs

Congressional Press Releases
February 8, 2000, Tuesday
INTRODUCTION OF MEDICAL ERROR REDUCTION ACT OF 2000

Congressional Press Releases
February 8, 2000, Tuesday
MEDICAL ERRORS IN MAJOR PROGRAMS

INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL (LANCASTER, PA.)
February 7, 2000, Monday
Another study?;
Officials lobby against plan to require hospitals to report their medical errors

The Daily News of Los Angeles
February 7, 2000, Monday,
PUBLIC FORUM;
A LOT OF GALL

St. Petersburg Times
February 07, 2000, Monday, 0 South Pinellas Edition
Next hot issue: medical mistakes

The Buffalo News
February 6, 2000, Sunday, FINAL EDITION
IN AVOIDING MEDICAL ERRORS, THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR;
OWN

The New York Times

February 3, 2000, Thursday, Late Edition - Final
Corrective Medicine;
New Technology Helps Health Care Avoid Mistakes

The Times-Picayune
February 3, 2000 Thursday, ORLEANS
COMPUTERS TARGETING MEDICATION MISTAKES;
HOSPITALS TRYING TO CUT PHARMACEUTICAL ERRORS

THE HARTFORD COURANT
February 2, 2000 Wednesday, STATEWIDE
PRESCRIPTION ERRORS PROVE COSTLY, DEADLY;
IN SENATE TESTIMONY, OFFICIALS OUTLINE LOSSES

The State Journal-Register(Springfield, IL)
February 2, 2000 Wednesday
Reportinng can help cut medical error

Health Management Technology
February, 2000
Internet Solution Reduces Medical Errors

Medical Malpractice Law & Strategy
February 2000

Newsletter-People's Medical Society
February 1, 2000
To Err Can Be Fatal.

Pharmaceutical Executive
February 1, 2000
Boosting R&D, Eyeing Errors.

The Progressive
February 1, 2000
Fact-Checker to the O.R.!medical errors and malpractice

Policy Papers
Doing What Counts for Patient Safety: Federal Actions to Reduce Medical Errors and Their Impact. Report of the Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force (QuIC) To the President
February, 2000
ISSUED-BY: Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force

Canadian Business and Current Affairs
Medical Post
February 1, 2000
Who's to blame for medical errors, MDs or the system?

Modern Healthcare
January 31, 2000, Monday
Hearings look at fixes for medical errors

THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE (RIVERSIDE, CA.)
January 31, 2000, Monday
EDITORIALS

The Times Union (Albany, NY)
January 31, 2000, Monday, ONE STAR EDITION
A clear way to prevent serious medical errors

The Houston Chronicle
January 28, 2000, Friday 3 STAR EDITION
OUCH;
Quiet medical error reporting would remedy health care

San Antonio Express-News
January 28, 2000, Friday , METRO
Medical tradition could be deadly

THE HARTFORD COURANT
January 27, 2000 Thursday, STATEWIDE
MEDICAL REPORTING RULES MAY NOT BE QUICK FIX;
CONCERNS, AND THE COMPLEXITY OF THE ISSUES, MAY DELAY LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON A PROPOSAL TO REQUIRE THE REPORTING OF DEADLY MEDICAL ERRORS BY DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS.

Medical Industry Today
January 27, 2000, Thursday
Doctor Calls for Shorter Shifts for Health Workers

National Journal's CongressDaily
January 27, 2000 10:48 am Eastern Time
am
SECTION: HEALTH
Speedy Legislative Fix Unlikely On Medical Error Issue

Federal News Service
January 26, 2000, Wednesday
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF THE HEALTH CARE LIABILITY ALLIANCE
BEFORE THE SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE
SUBJECT - "TO ERR IS HUMAN": BUILDING ON THE IOM REPORT

Federal News Service

January 26, 2000, Wednesday
HEARING OF THE SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE REPORT ON MEDICAL ERRORS
CHAIRED BY: SENATOR JAMES JEFFORDS (R-VT)

WITNESSES: GAIL DEAVERS, GOLD MEDAL OLYMPIAN, VICTIM OF MEDICAL ERROR
LUCIAN LEAPE, MEMBER, REPORT COMMITTEE, INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
MARY FOLEY, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION
ARNOLD MILSTEIN, MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PACIFIC BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH
NANCY W. DICKEY, PAST PRESIDENT, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
STANTON SMULLENS, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICEER, JEFFERSON HEALTH SYSTEM
216 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C.

Federal News Service

January 26, 2000, Wednesday
HEARING OF THE SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE REPORT ON MEDICAL ERRORS
CHAIRED BY: SENATOR JAMES JEFFORDS (R-VT)

Medical Industry Today
January 26, 2000, Wednesday
Call for Mandatory Reporting of Medical Errors Elicits Concern

The San Diego Union-Tribune
January 25, 2000, Tuesday
Informed patients; Should hospitals report deaths caused by mistakes?

American Health Line
January 24, 2000
MEDICAL ERRORS: WHITE HOUSE REJECTS MANDATORY REPORTING

The Bulletin's Frontrunner
January 24, 2000
Health Officials Object To Plan For Reporting Medical Mistakes.

Business Insurance
January 24, 2000, Monday
Employers urged to focus on quality, not cost of plan

Federal & State Insurance Week
January 24, 2000
VIRGINIA HEALTH INSURERS & PROVIDERS UNITE ON PATIENT SAFETY.

Modern Healthcare
January 24, 2000, Monday
One thing leads to another ; Medical-errors report means money for medical-outcomes research

The New York Times
January 24, 2000, Monday, Late Edition - Final
U.S. Health Officials Reject Plan to Report Medical Mistakes

The San Diego Union-Tribune
January 24, 2000, Monday
U.S. reluctant to tell hospitals to report errors

The Stuart News/Port St. Lucie News (Stuart,FL)
January 24, 2000, Monday
HEALTH OFFICIALS REJECT CARE ERROR REPORTING

THE BALTIMORE SUN
January 23, 2000, Sunday ,FINAL
Balancing costs and consumers; Uncertainty: Rate changes and a shifting market make the future murky for health-care providers.; Health care

Chicago Sun-Times
January 23, 2000, SUNDAY, Late Sports Final Edition
Medical errors take a staggering toll in U.S.

San Antonio Express-News
January 22, 2000, Saturday , METRO
Voluntary disclosure of medical errors urged

The Herald-Sun (Durham, N.C.)
January 21, 2000, Friday
Medical deaths 'system errors'
Director of health care agency meets with doctors at Duke University Medical Center to discuss how to reduce problems in patient care

The News and Observer (Raleigh, NC)
January 21, 2000 Friday, DURHAM EDITION
Medical errors get an exam

The Richmond Times Dispatch
January 18, 2000, Tuesday, CITY EDITION
FIVE MEDICAL GROUPS FORM COALITION TO REDUCE ERRORS

Modern Healthcare
January 17, 2000, Monday
Quality begins in the boardroom ; Trustees must remember that quality goals are just as important as financial, strategic targets

THE HARTFORD COURANT
January 14, 2000 Friday, STATEWIDE
PATIENT-RIGHTS FOES PIN HOPES ON U.S. STUDY;
HMOS SAY RESEARCH INTO DEATHS CAUSED BY HOSPITALS' MEDICAL ERRORS SHOWS THAT ENACTING A PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS WOULD LEAD TO LAWSUITS AND RAISE INSURANCE COSTS.

The San Francisco Examiner
January 14, 2000, Friday FIRST EDITION
Hippocratic or hypocritical oath?

THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN
January 11, 2000, Tuesday CITY EDITION
New city business joins list of few offering autopsies

The Denver Post
January 10, 2000 Monday 2D EDITION
Smart patients can help prevent medical mistakes Ask questions, keep records and be honest

Federal & State Insurance Week
January 10, 2000
MANAGED CARE GROUP SEES SHIFT IN FOCUS AWAY FROM LIABILITY.

Liability Week
January 10, 2000
MANAGED CARE GROUP SEES SHIFT IN FOCUS AWAY FROM LIABILITY.

Scripps Howard News Service
January 10, 2000, Monday
Suit stresses perils of medical mistakes

Ventura County Star (Ventura County, Ca.)
January 10, 2000, Monday
Burton: It's time consumers had a say in health-care issues
PROCEDURES: New report is correct when it states that now is the time for major changes.

Ventura County Star (Ventura County, Ca.)
January 9, 2000, Sunday
Suit stresses perils of medical mistakes
$10 MILLION: Simi Valley man says company warnings aren't sufficient.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
January 7, 2000, Friday Final
Project aims to cure hospitals' deadly flaws
Medical College leads study of why 'misadventures' kill thousands yearly

The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
January 4, 2000, Tuesday, POST AND COURIER EDITION
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Chicago Tribune
January 2, 2000 Sunday, CHICAGOLAND FINAL EDITION
A WIRELESS ANSWER TO RX ERRORS;
PRESCRIPTIONS FREED OF POOR PENMANSHIP

Business & Health
January 1, 2000
Washington wakes up to medical mistakes; Brief Article

Family Practice News
January 1, 2000
Report Urges Feds to Shine Spotlight on Medical Errors; Brief Article; Statistical Data Included

HealthFacts
January 1, 2000
Preventing Medical Errors: A Call to Action.

Medical Meetings
January 1, 2000
MEDICAL ERRORS PREVENTION--CME'S ROLE.

Modern Physician
January 1, 2000, Saturday
Make no mistake: Errors must stop

The National Journal
JANUARY 1, 2000
To Err Is . . . Reason for a New Law

Nursing Economics
January 1, 2000
Bricks and Clicks: Whither Our Customers Concerns?

Nursing Economics
January 1, 2000
Leadership Roundtable.

OB GYN News
January 1, 2000
Report on Medical Errors Highlights Ailing System.

Public Health Reports
January 1, 2000
Reducing Medical Errors Requires System Changes.

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