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The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA.) December 27, 2002, Friday METRO EDITION
Study finds medical errors caused by multiple factors not just bad doctors and their mistakes

The New York Times December 18, 2002, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final
Errors That Kill Medical Patients

Medicine Week December 16, 2002
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: IT may help solve healthcare crisis, experts say

Telegram & Gazette (Massachusetts) December 16, 2002 Monday, ALL EDITIONS
Patient safety; Preventing medical errors deserves priority

The Record (Bergen County, NJ) December 13, 2002 Friday All Editions
Medical errors affect many, outrage few; Study findings surprise researchers

Harvard Crimson via U-Wire University Wire December 13, 2002, Friday
Study finds medical errors oft perceived

American Health Line December 12, 2002 Thursday MEDICAL ERRORS: DOCTORS, PUBLIC DISAGREE ON CAUSES, SOLUTIONS,; SURVEY
FINDS

The Atlanta Journal and Constitution December 12, 2002 Thursday Home Edition
Public, docs differ on errors

Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah) December 12, 2002, Thursday
SECTION: WIRE; Pg. A09
Medical errors played down

The Washington Post December 12, 2002, Thursday, Final Edition Checking Up on Medical Mistakes; Study Finds Doctors, Members of Public Diverge on Causes

Cox News Service December 11, 2002 Wednesday
Public, doctors differ over solution to errors

The Washington Post December 09, 2002, Monday, Final Edition
A Medical Enron

Health Care Strategic Management December 1, 2002
Health care sector has yet to embrace the benefits of IT in reducing errors, lowering costs; Database Notes.

PR Newswire November26, 2002, Tuesday
First DataBank Introduces Medication Dosage Checking for Neonates

ManagedHealthcare.Info November18, 2002
MEDICAL RECORDS: Experts call for reform in electronic medical record keeping

Port St. Lucie News (Stuart, FL) November16, 2002, Saturday
HIGH-POWERED HYPOCRITES LIVE IN MEDICAL-LEGAL WORLD

AORN Journal November1, 2002
First, do no harm; President's Message; Editorial

Health Management Technology November 2002
Technology's Impact on Reducing Medication Errors

Canadian Pharmaceutical Journal November 2002
Medical errors are preventable

The New York Times October 31, 2002, Thursday, Late Edition - Final
Study Tells U.S. to Pay More For the Best Medical Care

The Washington Post October 31, 2002, Thursday, Final Edition
Agencies Urged to Join Forces on Care Quality; Panel Calls for Data on Medical Providers

Iowa City Press-Citizen October 29, 2002 Tuesday
Stop malpractice legislation

PR Newswire October 29, 2002, Tuesday
Nation's Health Care is in 'Critical Condition': Interconnected Electronic Health Information Infrastructure Offers Best Chance for Speedy Recovery; Health Legacy Partnership Convenes Public and Private Sector Leaders to Address Health Care Challenges

Business Insurance October 21, 2002, Monday
Medical error reporting spurs concerns; Risk managers support goal of improving safety, but wary of potential liabilities under legislation

Business Week Online October 16, 2002 Wednesday
How High Tech Is Operating on Medicine; Doctors and machines that move as one, pacemakers that collect and transmit data, seamless treatment-support systems...

Marketletter October 14, 2002
Children in medication error danger; Brief Article; Statistical Data Included

Pharma Marketletter October 14, 2002
Children in medication error danger

Fort McMurray Today (Alberta, Canada) September 19, 2002 Thursday Final Edition
$50M NEEDED TO ID, REDUCE MEDICAL ERRORS: TASK FORCE

National Journal's CongressDaily September 19, 2002 Thursday
Correction Appended 10:30 am Eastern Time am
SECTION: HEALTH Ways And Means Approves Medical Error Reporting System CORRECTION-DATE: September 20, 2002
CORRECTION: An article in Thursday's CongressDailyAM incorrectly reported that medical error data would not be subject to discovery for civil or criminal proceedings under a House bill. The data would be subject to discovery in criminal matters, but not civil or administrative.

The Brockville Recorder & Times (Ontario, Canada) September 18, 2002 Wednesday Final Edition
Looking for Ways to Reduce Medical Errors; Canada must Invest $50 Million to Identify, Eliminate Mistakes, Task Force Says

The Daily Herald-Tribune (Grande Prairie, Alberta) September 18, 2002 Wednesday Final Edition
$50m Sought to Battle Medical Errors

Portage Daily Graphic (Manitoba, Canada) September 18, 2002 Wednesday Final Edition
Canada must Invest $50 Million to Reduce Medical Errors: Task Force

The Tampa Tribune Tampa Tribune (Florida) September 18, 2002, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION
Consumer Group Faults Regulators For Malpractice

Toronto Star September 18, 2002 Wednesday Ontario Edition
Watchdog urged on medical mistakes

Canadian Press Newswire September 17, 2002 Canada must invest $50 million to identify, reduce medical errors: task force

CIO Magazine September 15, 2002
How to Win Friends and Influence Users

The Press Trust of India September 15, 2002 Sunday
BOOK-DOCTOR

Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony September 10, 2002 Tuesday
Committee: House Ways and Means Legislation to Reduce Medical Errors

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) September 9, 2002 Monday Final Edition
HOMING IN ON HOSPITALS; SURVEY OF SKILLS DESIGNED TO HELP CONSUMERS MAKE BETTER CHOICES

National Journal's CongressDaily September 09, 2002 Monday 10:30 am Eastern Time am SECTION: HEALTH Debate On Medical Errors Continues

Aviation Week & Space Technology September 2, 2002
First-Responder Training Borrows CRM From Airline Industry

Journal of Studies on Alcohol September 1, 2002
Iatrogenic effects of alcohol and drug prevention programs.

Medical Laboratory Observer September 1, 2002
New bill would improve patient safety; Washington Report; Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act

Business Week August 26, 2002
21: Minimal Medicine

The News-Press (Fort Myers, FL) August 22, 2002 Thursday
Stephen E. Hooper

PR Newswire August 22, 2002, Thursday
MICROMEDEX Expert Helps Emergency Nurses Reduce Medical Errors

Spokesman Review (Spokane, WA) August 20, 2002 Tuesday Spokane Edition
Patients play role in elevating hospital care;

The Clarion-Leader (Jackson, MS) August 18, 2002 Sunday
Everybody playing the blame game: It's them, not us!

Medical Post August 13, 2002
To catch an error: without good protective legislation, reporting medical mistakes is risky. So safety experts are focusing on close calls and other techniques to cut clinical errors

Palm Beach Post (Florida) August 11, 2002 Sunday FINAL EDITION
How Deadly Is a Medical Oops?

Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY) August 10, 2002 Saturday
GUEST VIEWPOINT - Tort reform won't improve health care

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) August 8, 2002 Thursday Final Edition
GLOBE

The Dallas Morning News August 7, 2002, Wednesday
Businesses explore how insurance costs can help meet strategic goals

Scripps Howard News Service August 07, 2002, Wednesday
Guarding against wrong-side surgery

Providence Journal-Bulletin (Rhode Island) August 4, 2002, Sunday All Editions
Hospitals wean doctors from handwritten record-keeping

BestWire August 02, 2002
Best's Review: New Technology Might Cut Medical Errors, Med-mal Claims

The Baltimore Sun August 2, 2002 Friday FINAL Edition Hospital error reporting rule under review; State drafts regulation for mandatory reports; 'It is the right thing'; Measure would require notification of family

The Baltimore Sun August 1, 2002 Thursday FINAL Edition Boy lost hearing in Hopkins overdose; 'Systems broke down,' Md. oversight official says

Best's Review August 1, 2002
Make no mistake: a new hand-held device for physicians is predicted to reduce the number of medical errors by up to 50%. Will it also mean lower medical malpractice premiums and claims? Technology: Medical Errors.

Health Management Technology August, 2002
A Winning Combination

RN August 1, 2002
Patient Safety bills: voluntary reporting of medical mistakes; Professional Update; Brief Article

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) July 28, 2002 Sunday Final Edition
Residents like Easier Schedule; Hospitals Feel Pinch

American Health Line July 26, 2002 Friday
Medical Errors: Fda Considering Mandatory Bar Code System

Business Wire July 24, 2002, Wednesday
ALARIS Medical Advances Medication Safety With Enhanced Technology; New Software Release Expands Safety in the Operating Room and Additional Areas of Care

U.S. News & World Report July 22, 2002
Speaking up for safety

U.S. News & World Report July 22, 2002
Patients and their relatives are gaining a voice in fighting dangerous errors;

Idaho Falls Post Register July 17, 2002 Wednesday
Gingrich pushes health-care Web site - Governors hear ex-HouseSpeaker

Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony July 17, 2002 Wednesday
Statement of Travis Plunket Legislative Director Consumer Federation of America
Committee on House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health

THE ORLANDO SENTINEL July 16, 2002 Tuesday, FINAL
Malpractice Crisis?;What Malpractice Crisis?

USA TODAY July 15, 2002, Monday, FINAL EDITION
High-volume medical care provides best results

Modern Healthcare July 8, 2002, Monday
Use the right stuff the right way; We have the technology--now we need to apply it to improve the quality of
care

Toronto Star July 8, 2002 Monday Ontario Edition
The hidden epidemic Medical error is the 8th leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals. Are we doing enough to
ensure patient safety in Canada?

The Oregonian July 6, 2002 Saturday EDITORIAL; Pg. B05
Medical Errors a Serious Problem

The BBI Newsletter July 1, 2002
Nursing shortage and patient safety are focal points at AORN; BBI at the Association of PeriOperative
Registered Nurses; conference on nursing shortages and patient safety

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
July 1, 2002
Hospitals work to prevent the mistakes that can kill; News
Hippocrates would be proud.

Marketing Health Services 2002 Summer
Protecting patient safety

Weekend All Things Considered (8:00 PM ET) - NPR June 30, 2002 Sunday
Dr. Bob Wachter on a new series of case studies on medical mistakes.

Tucson Citizen June 28, 2002 Friday OUR OPINION
Explanations no comfort in hospital deaths

The Washington Post
June 25, 2002, Tuesday, Final Edition
For Best Results, Select Hospital With Care -- and Early

Health & Medicine Week June 24, 2002
RISK MANAGEMENT: AORN announces patient safety initiative

The Virginian-Pilot(Norfolk, Va.) June 23, 2002 Sunday Final Edition, Pg. A1
OPERATING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

The Tampa Tribune June 22, 2002, Saturday, FINAL EDITION
Bad Doctors Are Primary Reason For Medical Malpractice Crisis
Physicians and their insurance companies are crying the blues again. According to Dr. David Lubin (Saturday Forum,
June 15), there is a "medical crisis" because medical malpractice insurance premiums have risen sharply. There is a
crisis, all right, but it is in the care that patients receive from their doctors. According to the Institute of Medicine,
between 44,000 and 98,000 Americans die every year because of medical mistakes. That equates to a loaded 747
crashing and killing everyone on board every single day of the year. In such a circumstance, would anyone be
sympathetic to calls for relaxed safety inspections?

CNN Show: American Morning with Paula Zahn 07:00 June 19, 2002 Wednesday
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Comes Up With Way to Try to Prevent Hospital Mistakes

The New York Times June 18, 2002, Tuesday, Late Edition - Final
Oops, Wrong Patient: Journal Takes On Medical Mistakes

Press Association June 18, 2002, Tuesday
'NHS ERRORS STUDY WAS FLAWED' - MEDICAL CHIEF

National Underwriter, Property & Casualty/Risk & Benefits Management Edition June 17, 2002
Medical Liability Shield Proposed

Employee Benefit News June 15, 2002
Coalitions lead charge on patient safety

The Times Union (Albany, NY) June 14, 2002 Friday THREE STAR EDITION
Giving doctors a rest; A national group follows New York's lead in placing limits on residents' work weeks

The New York Times June 13, 2002, Thursday, Late Edition - Final
Hospital Accreditor Will Strictly Limit Hours of Residents

Indianapolis Business Journal June 10, 2002
Safer medical devices could boost local company;

Medicine & Health June 10, 2002
'Tripartisan' group unveils patient safety bill; Medical Errors.

Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, TN) June 9, 2002, Sunday
Sen. Frist's medical error bill unlikely to pass

Modern Physician June 1, 2002, Saturday
Quality pioneers: A Milwaukee hospital is among the first to adapt a stringent industrial model to
healthcare; Six sigma solution

Modern Physician June 1, 2002, Saturday
Dead tired

The Virginian-Pilot(Norfolk, Va.) May 30, 2002 Thursday Final Edition
Health Workers Aim to Protect Patients from Medical Errors

The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT) May 24, 2002, Friday Pg. A01
Liability sparks shortage of OBs

Drug Topics May 20, 2002
Hospitals are issued a call to arms on patient safety; Brief Article

The New York Times May 12, 2002, Sunday, Late Edition
- Final Paid Notice: Deaths MACGREGOR, FRANCES
Years before it was front page news she wanted her philanthropic funds to go to studying medical errors caused by physicians and other health professionals.

Congressional Press Releases
May 8, 2002 Wednesday
TAUZIN STATEMENT ON REDUCING MEDICAL ERRORS

The Edmonton Sun
May 8, 2002 Wednesday, Final Edition
CANADIAN DOCS LAUNCH FATAL MISTAKES PROBE

The Record (Kitchener-Waterloo)
May 8, 2002 Wednesday Final Edition
Medical errors subject of study; Mistakes kill 10,000 Canadians a year, some experts say

Canadian Business and Current Affairs
Canadian Press Newswire
May 7, 2002
Canada launches study to examine extent of medical mistakes in hospitals
(Record in progress)

Health Data Management
May, 2002
I.T. Helps Steer Caregivers from Danger of Medical Errors;
Organizations are using different information technologies to prevent errors of omission and other breakdowns in care delivery.

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
San Jose Mercury News
April 30, 2002, Tuesday
2 patients sue Stanford medical center

Business Wire
April 26, 2002, Friday
AORN Announces Patient Safety Initiative; Los Angeles-based Sandel Medical Industries L.L.C. Exclusive Sponsor

THE ORLANDO SENTINEL
April 26, 2002 Friday, FINAL
PATIENT SAFETY GETS CLOUT;
AREA EMPLOYERS ARE PUSHING A PROGRAM TO REDUCE MEDICAL ERRORS AT HOSPITALS.

PR Newswire
April 26, 2002, Friday
AORN Announces Patient Safety Initiative; Los Angeles-Based Sandel Medical Industries L.L.C. Exclusive Sponsor

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
April 25, 2002 Thursday Final Edition
INITIATIVE TARGETS AREA HOSPITALS' SAFETY, QUALITY

Scripps Howard News Service
April 25, 2002, Thursday
Initiative targets area hospitals' safety, quality

PR Newswire
April 23, 2002, Tuesday
Hospital Leaders Stand Up for Patient Safety; Joining Forces with Patient Safety Leaders to Reduce Medical Errors

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
April 22, 2002 Monday ALL EDITION
Approaches to reducing medical injuries differ

U.S. Newswire
April 15, 2002 Monday
New Study Estimates 8 Million American Families Experienced Serious Medical or Drug Error;
Many Fail to Get Preventive Care

Health & Medicine Week
DATE1: April 15, 2002
April 15, 2002
PATIENT SAFETY: Guarding against medical errors: Patients are key

ManagedHealthcare.Info
DATE1: April 15, 2002
April 15, 2002
PATIENT SAFETY: Guarding against medical errors: Patients are key

The Augusta Chronicle
April 11, 2002 Thursday, ALL EDITIONS
ATTENTION: CUT HERE! HOSPITALS WRITE A PRESCRIPTION FOR SAFETY

Los Angeles Times
April 8, 2002 Monday Home Edition
Hospitals Are Writing Prescriptions for Patient Safety;
Accidents: U.S. health facilities are beginning to admit that doctors and others make mistakes, and are taking steps to prevent them from happening.

ManagedHealthcare.Info
DATE1: April 8, 2002
April 8, 2002
PATIENT SAFETY: Foundation seeks investigators for program to reduce accidental injuries in hospitals

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Texas Lawyer
April 8, 2002
Arguing Ostensible Agency in Emergency Care Malpractice

THE HARTFORD COURANT
April 7, 2002 Sunday, STATEWIDE
HOSPITALS TRY TO LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES;

THE HARTFORD COURANT
April 7, 2002 Sunday, STATEWIDE
AN ONLINE ANSWER FOR MEDICAL MISTAKES

The Village Voice
April 2, 2002, Tuesday
SECTION: Features; Pg. 36
WHEN MEDICINE IS MURDER

The Indianapolis Star
March 31, 2002 Sunday City final Edition
Death total from medical mistakes is a matter of dispute;
National Patient Safety Foundation meeting here will examine the scope of an embarrassing problem.

THE FRESNO BEE March 23, 2002, Saturday
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Deadly Errors
The best way to stop the growing crisis of malpractice is for the state medical regulatory agencies to punish bad medics. Write to your legislators today. Michael A. Borilla, Fresno

THE HARTFORD COURANT
March 19, 2002 Tuesday, STATEWIDE
A PRESCRIPTION FOR SAFETY;
HOSPITALS MAKING GREATER EFFORT TO LEARN FROM MISTAKES SO THEY CAN REDUCE DEATHS, INJURIES

Newsday (New York, NY)
March 17, 2002 Sunday NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION
Seeking Remedy for Medical Errors;
Group urges active participation in care

PR Newswire
March 6, 2002, Wednesday
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Seeks Investigators For Grant Program to Reduce Accidental Injuries in Hospitals;
BCBSM Foundation seeks letters of interest from Michigan medical and research community

Pain & Central Nervous System Week
DATE1: February 18, 2002
DATE2: February 25, 2002
February 18, 2002 - February 25, 2002
TECHNOLOGY: Researchers Develop Virtual Anesthesia Machine

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV)
February 13, 2002 Wednesday FINAL EDITION
EDITORIAL: Secrecy isn't the answer

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV)
February 12, 2002 Tuesday FINAL EDITION
Health groups' officials pan public reporting of errors

Health & Medicine Week
February 4, 2002
February 4, 2002
PATIENT SAFETY: Groundbreaking Survey Of Efforts To Reduce Avoidable Medical Errors Helps Consumers

U.S. Newswire
February 1, 2002 Friday
HHS To Propose New Funding And Focus On Patient Safety

Dermatology Nursing
February 1, 2002
Iatrogenic illness: a primer for nurses; Professional Practice.

FDCH Federal Department and Agency Documents
REGULATORY INTELLIGENCE DATA
February 1, 2002 Friday
HHS TO PROPOSE NEW FUNDING AND FOCUS ON PATIENT SAFETY
CONTACT: (202) 690-6343

Paraplegia News
February 1, 2002
VA healthcare system receives innovation award; Government Relations; Department of Veterans Affairs; Brief Article

San Diego Business Journal
January 28, 2002
Hospitals noted for effort to reduce errors, improve care: Supervisors give $ 4.3M to upgrade emergency services; Health Care.

Drug Store News
January 21, 2002, Monday
MEDICATION ERRORS IN THE COMMUNITY PHARMACYMEDICATION ERRORS IN THE COMMUNITY PHARMACY CASE SCENARIO 2 RESPONSE TABLE 6 PRACTICE POINTS ARNING ASSESSMENT

Los Angeles Business Journal
January 21, 2002
Quality Care; Health Care; California's quality of care; Brief Article

Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, TN)
January 18, 2002, Friday
Hospitals rate above national average in safety survey

The Seattle Times
January 18, 2002, Friday Fourth Edition
Business survey measures safety practices in hospitals

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 18, 2002 Friday Five Star Lift Edition
HOSPITAL-SAFETY SURVEY HITS SNAG IN ST. LOUIS AREA;
ONLY ONE FACILITY AGREES TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL PROGRAM

The Columbus Dispatch
January 17, 2002 Thursday, Home Final Edition
PRESCRIPTION-DRUG ERRORS SHOULD PROMPT CHANGES

PR Newswire
January 17, 2002, Thursday
New Hospital Patient Safety Information Gives Consumers the Power To Make More Informed Health Care Choices;
Leapfrog Group Unveils First Results of Unique Survey: Initial Focus on Six Regions including Atlanta, California, East Tennessee, Minnesota, St Louis, and Seattle-Tacoma-Everett

PR Newswire
January 17, 2002, Thursday
Groundbreaking Survey of Efforts to Reduce Avoidable Medical Errors Helps Consumers Choose a Hospital;
California Hospitals Dominate National Survey

The San Francisco Chronicle
JANUARY 17, 2002, THURSDAY, FINAL EDITION
State hospitals' safety rated;

Leapfrog says they're as good as national mean

Scripps Howard News Service
January 17, 2002, Thursday
Check out a hospital online before you check in

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
January 17, 2002, Thursday, Metro Edition
Employer group rates area medical centers;
It finds some deficiencies in procedures to avoid errors in treatment of their patients.

The Providence Journal-Bulletin (Providence, RI)
January 2, 2002, Wednesday All Editions
COMMENTARY - R.I. DOH in bed with hospital lobby

AORN Journal
January 1, 2002
Patient safety in surgical settings: what do we know? Research Corner; Statistical Data Included

NBC News Transcripts
SHOW: Dateline NBC (10:00 PM ET) - NBC
January 1, 2002 Tuesday
A Lesson from Ben; Ben Kolb dies after being given the wrong medication during a routine ear surgery

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