2004 Citations to the Institute of Medicine Report             that 44,000 to 98,000 People Die Annually Due to Hospital Errors  Headlines only   SEE:    "Leads" for these headlines

http://md-jd.info/errors.htm   Medical  Malpractiice

See: 10/05/04 Too Few Lawsuits, Not Too Many

New Jersey Law Journal  December 27, 2004
       The Real Victims of Tort Reform

The News Journal
December 21, 2004 Tuesday
 Delawareans to carry medical history in their pocket;
Card will give doctors round-the-clock access

The Washington Post
December 21, 2004 Tuesday 
Final Edition
 Automated Systems For Drugs Examined;
Report: Computers Can Add to Errors

States News Service
December 20, 2004 Monday
 CASTLE, CARPER ANNOUNCE $700,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO JUMP START ELECTRONIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN DELAWARE

US Fed News
December 20, 2004 Monday  10:48 AM  EST
 REP. CASTLE, SEN. CARPER ANNOUNCE $700,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO JUMP START ELECTRONIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN DELAWARE

US Fed News
December 20, 2004 Monday  9:54 AM  EST
 SEN. CARPER, REP. CASTLE ANNOUNCE $700,000 IN FEDERAL MONEY TO JUMPSTART ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM IN DELAWARE

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York)
December 6, 2004 Monday 
FINAL EDITION
 HERE ARE SOME WAYS TO FILL COVERAGE GAP

The Boston Globe
December 5, 2004, Sunday  THIRD EDITION
 LEFT BEHIND
THE STORIES ARE SCARY: A PATIENT FINDS THAT HIS SURGEON LEFT A SPONGE OR MAYBE A CLAMP IN HIS BODY.
BUT ATUL GAWANDE IS TRYING TO WRITE HAPPIER ENDINGS.

The Augusta Chronicle (Georgia)
December 3, 2004 Friday 
ALL EDITION
 EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
December 2, 2004 Thursday Broward Metro Edition
 SIMPLE SOLUTION TO MALPRACTICE CRISIS

 
UPI
December 2, 2004 Thursday  4:45 PM EST
 HealthBiz: Creating a safety culture

Chicago Tribune
November 26, 2004 Friday 
Chicago Final Edition
 Letting sleepy docs lie (down)

Drug Topics
November 22, 2004
IAC-ACC-NO: 127716294
 Oh no! Not another medication error!Continuing education: supported through an unrestricted educational granted from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Health Insurance Law Weekly
November 21, 2004
 MEDICAL ERROR;
World Health Organization targets medical mistakes

Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA
November 21, 2004
 MEDICAL ERROR;
World Health Organization targets medical mistakes

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
November 20, 2004
 MEDICAL ERROR;
World Health Organization targets medical mistakes

American Health Line
November 18, 2004 Thursday
 MEDICAL ERRORS: U.S. RESIDENTS BELIEVE QUALITY WORSENING,; SURVEY SHOWS

American Health Line
November 18, 2004 Thursday
 MEDICAL ERRORS: U.S. RESIDENTS BELIEVE QUALITY WORSENING,; SURVEY SHOWS

Richmond Times Dispatch (Virginia)
November 18, 2004 Thursday 
CITY EDITION
 WORRIED SICK ON HEALTH CARE;
POLL SHOWS THAT NATION IS DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT QUALITY OF MEDICAL CARE

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
November 18, 2004, Thursday, Metro Edition
 THE PRICE of MEDICINE;
The health industry is using openness and education to deal with medical errors.

The Washington Post
November 18, 2004 Thursday 
Final Edition
 Survey Shows Fear of Medical Errors

Women's Health Weekly
November 18, 2004
 MEDICAL ERROR;
World Health Organization targets medical mistakes

Physician Law Weekly
November 17, 2004
 MEDICAL ERROR;
World Health Organization targets medical mistakes

Life Science Weekly
November 16, 2004
 MEDICAL ERROR;
World Health Organization targets medical mistakes

Newsday (New York)
November 16, 2004 Tuesday 
ALL EDITIONS
 Medical errors STILL CHRONIC;
Five years after a landmark study, patient safety remains in jeopardy

Physician Business Week
November 16, 2004
 MEDICAL ERROR;
World Health Organization targets medical mistakes

Science Letter
November 16, 2004
 MEDICAL ERROR;
World Health Organization targets medical mistakes

Health & Medicine Week
November 15, 2004
 MEDICAL ERROR;
World Health Organization targets medical mistakes

Managed Care Weekly Digest
November 15, 2004
 MEDICAL ERROR;
World Health Organization targets medical mistakes

Tampa Tribune (Florida)
November 6, 2004 Saturday 
FINAL EDITION
 Hospitals Tried To Pre-Empt Malpractice Amendments

ASAP
Copyright 2004 Association of Operating Room Nurses, Inc. 
AORN Journal
November 1, 2004
IAC-ACC-NO: 124791533
 Advocacy Day--in Washington and "on message"; Health Policy Issues

ASAP
Copyright 2004 Advanstar Communications, Inc. 
Dermatology Times
November 1, 2004
IAC-ACC-NO: 128663535
 Congressional clock ticking: have healthcare reform issues been placed on the backburner until 2005?Washington & You

Modern Healthcare
November 1, 2004, Monday
 Patient safety proves elusive; Five years after publication of the IOM's 'To Err is Human,' there's plenty of activity on patient safety, but progress is another matter

ASAP
Copyright 2004 Jannetti Publications, Inc. 
Nursing Economics
November 1, 2004
IAC-ACC-NO: 126446592
 Creating safe spaces in organizations to talk about safety; Patient Safety

ASAP
Copyright 2004 Kane Communications, Inc. 
Podiatry Management
November 1, 2004
IAC-ACC-NO: 126493170
 Malpractice claims nationwide are declining; IN THE NEWS; Brief Article

ASAP
Copyright 2004 Advanstar Communications, Inc. 
Urology Times
November 1, 2004
IAC-ACC-NO: 128606521
 Medical liability, patient safety bills stall in Congress: House-approved measure aimed at curbing frivolous lawsuits appears to be stuck in Senate.

NewsRx.net
Nursing Home & Elder Business Week
October 31, 2004
 HEALTHCARE COVERAGE;
HealthPartners to withhold payment for surgical errors

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
October 30, 2004
 HEALTHCARE COVERAGE;
HealthPartners to withhold payment for surgical errors

Charleston Daily Mail (West Virginia)
October 29, 2004, Friday
 Health care providers to discuss patient safety issues at event

Surgery Litigation & Law Weekly
October 29, 2004
 HEALTHCARE COVERAGE;
HealthPartners to withhold payment for surgical errors

AAP NEWSFEED
October 28, 2004, Thursday
 UK: World Health Organisation targets medical mistakes

The Washington Post
October 28, 2004 Thursday 
Final Edition
 Doctors Who Sleep More Err Less

Physician Law Weekly
October 27, 2004
 HEALTHCARE COVERAGE;
HealthPartners to withhold payment for surgical errors

Cancer Weekly
October 26, 2004
 HEALTHCARE COVERAGE;
HealthPartners to withhold payment for surgical errors

Life Science Weekly
October 26, 2004
 HEALTHCARE COVERAGE;
HealthPartners to withhold payment for surgical errors

Science Letter
October 26, 2004
 HEALTHCARE COVERAGE;
HealthPartners to withhold payment for surgical errors

 
The Baltimore Sun
October 25, 2004 Monday HOWARD Edition
 Medical files to get an upgrade; Health-care data system will computerize records; Critics concerned about privacy; Multimillion-dollar project may reduce errors, cost; Howard County

Cancer Vaccine Week
October 25, 2004
 HEALTHCARE COVERAGE;
HealthPartners to withhold payment for surgical errors

Cardiovascular Week
October 25, 2004
 HEALTHCARE COVERAGE;
HealthPartners to withhold payment for surgical errors

Gastroenterology Week
October 25, 2004
 HEALTHCARE COVERAGE;
HealthPartners to withhold payment for surgical errors

Health & Medicine Week
October 25, 2004
 HEALTHCARE COVERAGE;
HealthPartners to withhold payment for surgical errors

Managed Care Weekly Digest
October 25, 2004
 HEALTHCARE COVERAGE;
HealthPartners to withhold payment for surgical errors

St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
October 25, 2004 Monday
 Bar codes add to hospital safety

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
October 25, 2004, Monday, Metro Edition
 Letters from readers

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nevada)
October 24, 2004 Sunday FINAL EDITION
 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE REFORM: Critical Condition

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
October 6, 2004, Wednesday, Metro Edition
 HealthPartners to withhold payment for surgical errors

Los Angeles Times
October 5, 2004 Tuesday 
Home Edition  Commentary;
There Are Too Few Lawsuits, Not Too Many; 
Malpractice filings encourage better medical treatment.

Charleston Gazette (West Virginia)
September 20, 2004, Monday
 Rushed patients feel 'Wal-Mart blues'

The Tennessean
September 19, 2004 Sunday 1st Edition
 High-tech health

 The Durham Herald Co.
The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC)
September 8, 2004 Wednesday
Final Edition
 Finally, more data on hospitals' care

 The Durham Herald Co.
The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC)
September 7, 2004 Tuesday
Final Edition
 Hospitals to divulge records of quality;
Information meant to give consumers better data for making decisions

Contemporary Pediatrics
September 1, 2004
IAC-ACC-NO: 123079110
Strengthening the physician-pharmacist link: everybody wins! Readers' Forum; Letter to the Editor

Dermatology Times
September 1, 2004
IAC-ACC-NO: 127161087
 Legislation will create system for voluntary medical error reporting; offers docs safe learning environment; Washington & You

 New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad
New Straits Times (Malaysia)
September 1, 2004, Wednesday
If the doctor's handwriting looks like squiggles, be careful.

Detroit News
August 18, 2004 Wednesday Two dot Edition
 Big 3: Cut health costs;
Detroit automakers lobby Washington hard for reforms; medical tab reached $9.9B in '03




Consumer News 
August 12, 2004
Study Finds Nearly 200,000 Deaths Annually from Hospital Errors
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/hospital_errors.html

 The Tulsa World
August 12, 2004 Thursday Final Home Edition
 Medical records set for 21st-century transition

AORN Journal
August 1, 2004
IAC-ACC-NO: 120907674
 Improving patient safety--how can information technology help?Patient Safety First

HealthFacts
August 1, 2004
 Patient safety: still an elusive goal; RX News

 National Journal Group, Inc.
American Health Line
July 27, 2004 Tuesday
 MEDICAL ERRORS: 195,000 PATIENTS DIE ANNUALLY, STUDY FINDS

 P.G. Publishing Co.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania)
July 27, 2004 Tuesday SOONER EDITION
 JEFFERSON HOSPITAL PRAISED AS A MODEL;
ONE OF FOUR CITED FOR EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE MEDICAL ERRORS

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania)
July 27, 2004 Tuesday SOONER EDITION
 FIRST, DO NO HARM;
AT LEAST 44,000 PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR DUE TO MEDICAL ERRORS IN U.S. HOSPITALS

CBS MarketWatch
July 23, 2004 Friday
 U.S. sets goals for making health records electronic

Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony
July 22, 2004 Thursday
COMMITTEE: HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS
 ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS


July 22, 2004 Thursday
COMMITTEE: HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE
 HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

USA TODAY
July 20, 2004, Tuesday, FINAL EDITION
 Health care's paper trail is costly route

The Ledger (Lakeland, FL)
July 18, 2004, Sunday
 ENSURING PATIENT SAFETY; ASSIGNING STAFF TO IDENTIFY WHERE, WHEN MISTAKES CAN HAPPEN IS KEY

The Boston Globe
July 10, 2004, Saturday ,THIRD EDITION
 ELECTRONIC ERROR TRACKING ON CALL AT HOSPITALS


The Oprah Winfrey Show (4:00 PM ET) - BNO
July 8, 2004 Thursday
 Outrageous medical mistakes; guests discuss what has happened while under the care of a doctor that has affected their lives

Business Week Online
July 7, 2004 Wednesday
 A Paperless Health-Care System?;
At some hospitals, like Evanston North in Illinois, digital records are saving money and possibly lives. It's the start of an IT boom

Healthcare Financial Management
July 1, 2004
IAC-ACC-NO: 119615200
 Sustaining a market-based healthcare system: as healthcare costs continue to soar, employers need to change the way they pay for their employees' health care; Commentary

 Nelson Publishing
Medical Laboratory Observer
July 1, 2004
IAC-ACC-NO: 119445930
 The laboratory approach to patient safety; Washington Report

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
June 24, 2004 Thursday, ALL Editions
 CITY HOSPITALS AHEAD OF NEW RULES TO MAKE SURGERY SAFER


Drug Store News
June 21, 2004
IAC-ACC-NO: 118672231
 Bush unveils e-health initiatives; Pharmacy Watch; United States president George W. Bush

PR Newswire
June 21, 2004 Monday
 National Time Out Day Celebrates Adoption of First Universal Protocol to Prevent Errors in U.S. Operating Rooms

Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony
June 17, 2004 Thursday
COMMITTEE: HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS
 HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY

Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony
June 17, 2004 Thursday
COMMITTEE: HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS
 HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY

BusinessWorld (Philippines)
June 11, 2004
FT-ACC-NO: A2004061159-8561-GNW
 WEEKENDER: LABOR & MANAGEMENT

Birmingham News (Alabama)
June 7, 2004 Monday
 Virtual Nursing Ua Professor Develops Interactive Cd as Life-like Training Tool for Nurses

The Roanoke Times (Virginia)
June 7, 2004 Monday Metro Edition
 Check out Kerry's Health Plan

Harvard Health Letter
June 1, 2004
IAC-ACC-NO: 117860920
 Hospital report cards: Making the grade.

PR Week (US)
May 31, 2004
 Surgery Firm Taps Apco for Patient Effort

FDCH Federal Department and Agency Documents
REGULATORY INTELLIGENCE DATA
May 27, 2004 Thursday
 TRANSFORMING HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS

 Financial Times Information
Global News Wire
 FDCHeMedia Inc
Regulatory Intelligence Data
May 27, 2004
FT-ACC-NO: A200405287C-836C-GNW
 TRANSFORMING HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS
 
US Fed News
May 27, 2004 Thursday 7:24 AM EST
 TRANSFORMING HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS

 Little Rock Newspapers, Inc.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock)
May 23, 2004 Sunday
 Blue Cross pushes care data for consumers

The Asheville Citizen-Times
May 16, 2004 Sunday Final Edition
 Judge physicians' work on standards set today, not those of two decades ago

The Jerusalem Post
May 14, 2004, Friday
 Death by error

Charleston Gazette (West Virginia)
May 10, 2004, Monday
 SAVVY SENIOR Second opinion can buy peace of mind

New Jersey Lawyer
May 3, 2004
 Medical-error reporting:;
Bar groups at odds over impact

Advanstar Communications, Inc.
Dermatology Times
May 1, 2004
IAC-ACC-NO: 118278102
 Medical errors reduced using electronic means; News

Health Data Management
May, 2004
 Can You Keep Patients Safe While Reducing Costs?

Health Data Management
May, 2004
 A Holistic Approach to Improving Patient Safety

Tulsa World (Oklahoma)
April 4, 2004 Sunday Final Home Edition
 Readers Forum: The other side of tort reform

Newswire
March 31, 2004, Wednesday
Washington Hospitals Reduce Rates of Surgical Infection

Business
March 29, 2004
CIO Survey -- Patient Safety Drives IT Spending

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
March 28, 2004 Sunday Home Edition
Drug dispensing evolves;
Heavy dose of high tech arrives

USA TODAY
March 24, 2004, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION
Research counters furor over malpractice lawsuits

The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
March 22, 2004 Monday FINAL Edition
Article urges reform to help hospitals learn from their mistakes;
Doctors want facilities to get away from blame game, improve patient safety

The Times Union (Albany, NY)
March 21, 2004 Sunday THREE STAR EDITION
In their own words

Computer Reseller News
March 8, 2004
Sagestone Has A Hand In Life-Saving Solution

Anchorage Daily News (Alaska)
March 2, 2004 Tuesday, Final Edition
Patient Power;
National groups and Alaska watchdogs encourage consumers to question health care
providers

The Baltimore Sun
February 28, 2004 Saturday FINAL Edition
Question of the Month;
Would legal reform protect health care?

Business Wire
February 26, 2004 Thursday
Surgical Information Systems Launches New Alert System; First Alert
System Integrated into a Surgery Management Product

Crain's New York Business
February 23, 2004, Monday
Human error treated with electronic therapy; Mistakes decreasing as
hospitals increase spending on robotics, information systems

The Tennessean
February 18, 2004 Wednesday 1st Edition
Top-flight communication can help patients'  health

The Cincinnati Enquirer
February 16, 2004 Monday Final Edition
Hospitals take aim at errors

The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington)
February 15, 2004, Sunday
Healing justice; Power struggle over court rules diminishes priority
of helping injured patients

FD (Fair Disclosure) Wire
February 3, 2004 Tuesday
QUADRAMED CORP at UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference - Final

The Miami Herald
February 3, 2004, Tuesday
X marks the wrong spot in medical errors

Richmond Times Dispatch (Virginia)
February 2, 2004 Monday City Edition
Doctors Seek Protection from Suits/ Proposal Would Put a New Cap on Awards for Pain and Suffering

Consultant
February 1, 2004
The 10 most common prescribing errors: tips on avoiding the pitfalls.

Journal of the American Dietetic Association
February 1, 2004
Avoiding medical errors: JCAHO documentation requirements; The
Business of Dietetics

Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)
January 22, 2004, Thursday
Faulty medical devices can pose patient hazard; Devices are the focus
of medical study

American Health Line
January 14, 2004 Wednesday
Medical Errors: Massachusetts Opens Patient Safety Center

The Boston Globe
January 12, 2004, Monday ,THIRD EDITION
Push for Patient Safety Honors Writer

The Tennessean
January 7, 2004 Wednesday 1st Edition
EDITORIAL

Biotech Business Week
January 5, 2004
DERMATITIS: Gloves help improve skin, relieve dermatitis

The Tennessean
January 5, 2004 Monday 2nd Edition
Computerized ordering cuts medication errors

The Washington Post
January 5, 2004 Monday
Final Edition
Invest in Educational Research

Association of Records Managers &Administrators (ARMA) Information Management Journal
January 1, 2004
Doctors, hospitals advised to keep records electronically; Up front: news, trends & analysis .

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