The
Times-Mail, (Bedford, IN)
Preventing Errors in Hospitals
Monday, December 26, 2005
The Indianapolis Star
New State Law Will Require Error Reports from Hospitals Indiana Is
Second in Nation to Set up System on Mistakes
December 19, 2005
Mercury News (San Jose CA)
National Use of Technology Would Cut Medical Errors
Wednesday, Nov 27, 2005
Mercury News (San Jose CA)
Medical Reformer Has Huge Impact
- Former VA Hospitals Chief Has Pioneered Life-Saving Methods
Sunday, Nov 27, 2005
Naples Sun Times (Florida)
Moving toward safe health care
November 9, 2005
Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
Hospitals blamed in more deaths
November 10, 2005
San Francisco Chronicle
Kaiser Hospitals Implement Safeguards - New Procedures at 2 Sites Where
Fatal Mistakes Occurred
November 5, 2005
Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
Another death in '05 attributed to hospital error
November 4, 2005
Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
Medical mistake may have killed man
November 2, 2005
Durham Herald Sun - Durham, NC
Speakers cite medical quality, costs at 75th anniversary event
Oct 28, 2005
The Columbus Dispatch
Hospitals team to reduce deaths from error
Friday, October 21, 2005
Philadelphia Inquirer
October 18, 2004
Hospital infections targeted
- A council of 68 Southeastern Pennsylvania hospitals begins
today to try to improve safety and care starting with four treatment
areas.
The Kansas City Star
September 27, 2005, Tuesday
Medical records get wired
Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Washington)
September 18, 2005, Sunday
Company charts prison medical records
The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)
September 14, 2005, Wednesday
Indiana medical agency unveils plan to improve patient
safety
The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)
September 14, 2005 Wednesday Final Edition
Health group's triage: safety first;
Association outlines plan to save lives by cutting medical errors in
Indiana's hospitals.
American Health Line
August 24, 2005 Wednesday
MEDICAL ERRORS: JCAHO TO LEAD INTERNATIONAL EFFORT
USA TODAY
August 24, 2005, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION
Global goal: Reduce medical errors
Pensacola News Journal (Florida)
August 18, 2005 Thursday
Better medical error reporting will benefit all concerned
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
August 14, 2005 Sunday Final chaser Edition
ELECTRONIC FILES MAJOR CHANGE FOR HEALTH CARE;
BUT MOST DOCTORS STILL USE PEN, PAPER
National Public Radio (NPR)
SHOW: Talk of the Nation 2:00 AM EST NPR
August 8, 2005 Monday
Newt Gingrich discusses his suggestions for health-care reform
and other issues
AScribe Newswire
August 5, 2005 Friday
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Innovation
in Patient Safety Training to Improve Surgical Outcomes
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
August 1, 2005 Monday Final chaser Edition
Correction Appended
LAB A VIRTUAL REVOLUTION;
UA'S NEW HIGH-TECH CENTER ALLOWS STUDENTS TO PRACTICE SAFELY
CORRECTION:
Published ran 8/2/05: "Lab a virtual revolution,"; Aug. 1, A1; Banner
Good Samaritan Medical Center's medical simulation lab will cost $2
million.
Dermatology Nursing
August 1, 2005
IAC-ACC-NO: 135578778
Evaluating the performance of health care employees; Management
Forum
Health Management Technology
August, 2005
The Enterprise Take on Patient Safety
MedSurg Nursing
August 1, 2005
IAC-ACC-NO: 135215017
Working hours, fatigue, and medical malpractice; MEDSURG MiNUTE
National Journal's CongressDaily
July 28, 2005 Thursday 10:30 am Eastern Time
am
SECTION: HEALTH MATTERS
Getting Along, For Now
National Journal's CongressDaily
July 28, 2005 Thursday 10:30 am Eastern Time
House Approves Medical Errors Bill
Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony
July 27, 2005 Wednesday
COMMITTEE: HOUSE GOVERNMENT REFORM
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
The New York Times
July 26, 2005 Tuesday
Late Edition - Final
Learning Words They Rarely Teach in Medical School: 'I'm Sorry'
Washington Drug Letter
July 25, 2005
Drugmakers Need to Be More Involved in Health IT, Experts Say
National Journal's CongressDaily
July 22, 2005 Friday 19:00 pm Eastern Time
pm
SECTION: HEALTH
Senate Passses Medical Errors Reporting Legislation
National Journal's CongressDaily
July 21, 2005 Thursday 10:30 am Eastern Time
Senate, House Panels Agree On Medical Errors Legislation
US Fed News
July 21, 2005 Thursday 4:54 AM EST
COMMITTEE APPROVES BILLS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH, HELP UNINSURED
Drug Industry Daily
July 20, 2005
Manufacturers Should Play Active Role in Health IT Initiatives,
Experts Say
Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony
July 20, 2005 Wednesday
COMMITTEE: SENATE BUDGET
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
States News Service
July 20, 2005 Wednesday
STATEMENT BY MICHAEL O. LEAVITT, SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ON HEALTH IT
US Fed News
July 20, 2005 Wednesday 5:02 AM EST
BI-PARTISAN HEALTH IT BILL PUTS PATIENTS FIRST
U.S. News & World Report
July 18, 2005
Saving Lives
The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington)
July 7, 2005 Thursday
Cantwell monitors medical technology;
Senator says better information systems could save lives, money
The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon)
July 7, 2005 Thursday
SUNRISE EDITION
CANTWELL TOUTS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTH CARE
Battle Creek Enquirer (Michigan)
July 6, 2005 Wednesday
OUR OPINIONS
Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony
June 30, 2005 Thursday
COMMITTEE: SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony
June 30, 2005 Thursday
COMMITTEE: SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony
June 30, 2005 Thursday
COMMITTEE: SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing
June 28, 2005
Safety, Security Flatline With Patients
The Times Union (Albany, New York)
June 26, 2005 Sunday
Pushing paper aside
The State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)
June 24, 2005 Friday
Doctor disciplined for errors that led to surgical mixup;
State disciplines others in health field
Spokesman Review (Spokane, WA)
June 22, 2005 Wednesday
Metro Edition
HOSPITALS JOIN LIFE-SAVING CAMPAIGN;
National effort aims to reduce errors, infections and other problems;
Spokesman Review (Spokane, WA)
June 22, 2005 Wednesday
Valley Edition
HOSPITALS JOIN LIFE-SAVING CAMPAIGN;
National effort aims to reduce errors, infections and other problems;
Spokesman-Review
June 22, 2005, Wednesday
Hospitals join life-saving campaign
CNN
SHOW: PAULA ZAHN NOW 8:00 PM EST
June 17, 2005 Friday
Hospital Horrors; In Legal Limbo
US Fed News
June 13, 2005 Monday 2:27 AM EST
BRINGING HEALTHCARE INTO THE INFORMATION AGE
Capitol Hill Press Releases
June 10, 2005
FT-ACC-NO: A20050614173-BB76-GNW
PANEL RENEWS PUSH FOR PATIENT SAFETY, FINDS FEAR OF
Congressional Press Releases
June 10, 2005 Friday
PANEL RENEWS PUSH FOR PATIENT SAFETY, FINDS FEAR OF LITIGATION
SLOWS CHANGE
US Fed News
June 10, 2005 Friday 5:24 AM EST
PANEL RENEWS PUSH FOR PATIENT SAFETY, FINDS FEAR OF LITIGATION
SLOWS CHANGE
Daily Press - Newport
June 9, 2005, Thursday
Some 48 Virginia hospitals will try to trim avoidable deaths
.
CIO Magazine
June 1, 2005
Medication Systems Need Treatment
MedSurg Nursing
June 1, 2005
IAC-ACC-NO: 133492564
Managing medication errors--a qualitative study; Research for
Practice
InformationWeek
May 30, 2005
McKesson's E-Health Gambit -- Medical-supplies distributor takes
advantage of the health-care industry's increasing reliance on I.T.,
adding software and services to drugs and stents
Modern Healthcare
May 30, 2005
The next payment model;
Reimbursement based only on quality of care is coming soon
.
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York)
May 15, 2005 Sunday
REGIONAL EDITION
HILLARY AND NEWT GIVE A HOOT ABOUT HEALTH-CARE BILL
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
May 15, 2005 Sunday Broward Metro Edition
NATIONAL NETWORK OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS COULD STREAMLINE
PATIENT CARE
Charleston Gazette (West Virginia)
May 13, 2005, Friday
Nightmare Putnam hospital mess
Modern Healthcare
May 9, 2005
Two better than one?;
AHA follows JCAHO lead on patient-safety centers
National Catholic Reporter
May 6, 2005
IAC-ACC-NO: 132420302
Malpractice lawyers deserve more credit; COLUMN
Business Wire
May 3, 2005 Tuesday 1:00 PM GMT
St. Clair Hospital Reduces Medication Administration Errors with
Socket Communications Bar Code Scanning Technology; Solution Saves
Lives and Increases Hospital Staff Productivity
M2 Presswire
May 3, 2005
SOCKET COMMUNICATIONS: St. Clair hospital reduces medication
administration errors with Socket Communications bar code scanning
technology; Solution saves lives and increases hospital staff
The Baltimore Sun, Maryland
May 2, 2005, Monday
Medical mistakes: Finding the cure
The Baltimore Sun
May 1, 2005 Sunday
FINAL EDITION
Medical mistakes: Finding the cure;
A regional hospital chain is meticulous in its bid to improve patient
safety and curtail malpractice claims;
Health Data Management
May, 2005
Safety Innovators Put I.T. on the Line;
Some provider organizations are facing medical errors head-on and are
using technology to try to bring them under control.
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
May 1, 2005, Sunday, Metro Edition
Care traffic control;
Hospitals are borrowing ideas from aviation and nuclear plants in hopes
of both improving patient safety and saving money.
The Economist
April 30, 2005
U.S. Edition
The no-computer virus - IT in the health-care industry;
IT in the health-care industry
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
April 24, 2005, Sunday
CORRECTION: Efforts to measure, disclose health care performance
gain momentum
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin)
April 24, 2005 Sunday
Correction Appended
Final Edition
A prescription for quality;
Efforts to measure, disclose health care performance gain momentum
St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
April 18, 2005 Monday 0 South Pinellas Edition
Ambitious effort aims to save 100,000
Chicago Tribune
April 11, 2005 Monday
Chicagoland Final Edition
Drug-error crackdown at hospitals;
Peoria facility takes the lead in tracking dangerous reactions
Chicago Tribune
April 11, 2005, Monday
Drug-error crackdown at hospitals
Best's Review
April 1, 2005
IAC-ACC-NO: 131815616
Instant information: health plans are encouraged by the slow, but
steady progress in the development of electronic health records;
Electronic Health Records
Chicago Daily Herald
March 21, 2005 Monday
All Editions
It's worth having doctor check your medicines
Des Moines Register
March 20, 2005 Sunday
Letters To The Editor;
It's a dirty world; Hospitals do their best to battle infections, but
germs come in the door with every visitor
The Boston Globe
March 16, 2005, Wednesday THIRD EDITION
BRIGHAM TO ADOPT BARCODES TO CUT ERRORS
The Boston Globe
March 9, 2005, Wednesday THIRD EDITION
DRUG-ERROR RISK AT HOSPITALS TIED TO COMPUTERS
Boston Globe
March 9, 2005, Wednesday
Drug-error risk at hospitals tied to computers
US Fed News
March 9, 2005 Wednesday 12:40 AM EST
REPS. MURPHY, GINGREY COMMENT ON PATIENT SAFETY
Journal of Healthcare Management
March 1, 2005
IAC-ACC-NO: 131198259
97.1 percent perfect: healthcare leadership's pinto; report on
medical errors
The State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)
February 24, 2005 Thursday
Shimkus: Chance for malpractice caps getting better
Business Week Online
February 23, 2005 Wednesday
"Risk-Free" Drugs Don't Exist;
Eli Lilly CEO Sidney Taurel says he worries the medicine-safety debate
"is too much on the risks," without weighing them with the benefits
Copley News Service
February 23, 2005 Wednesday
Shimkus contends there's a better chance for lawsuit reform
San Gabriel Valley Tribune (San Gabriel Valley, CA)
February 23, 2005 Wednesday
Lawsuit issue aside, it's past time to control medical
errors
Tulsa World (Oklahoma)
February 23, 2005 Wednesday
Final Home Edition
Combating medical lawsuits, errors
Indianapolis Business Journal
February 21, 2005
Shining the spotlight on state's hospital care;
Governor asks state Department of Health for a statewide sytem to
report medical errors and quality
COUNTRY:
NORTH AMERICA (79%); UNITED STATES (79%);
Roll Call
February 17, 2005 Thursday
Bush, Congress Must Combat Both Medical Lawsuits and Errors
Pacific Daily News
February 16, 2005 Wednesday
VOICE of the people
Indianapolis Business Journal
February 14, 2005
Shining the spotlight on state's hospital care;
Governor asks state Department of Health for a statewide sytem to
report medical errors and quality
COUNTRY:
NORTH AMERICA (79%); UNITED STATES (79%);
Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions & Ventures Week
February 12, 2005
MEDICAL ERRORS;
Medical mistakes linked to 20 deaths in Minnesota hospitals
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana)
February 12, 2005 Saturday
Doctor cites access, cost as key health care issues
Law & Health Weekly
February 12, 2005
MEDICAL ERRORS;
Medical mistakes linked to 20 deaths in Minnesota hospitals
Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
February 12, 2005
MEDICAL ERRORS;
Medical mistakes linked to 20 deaths in Minnesota hospitals
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania)
February 12, 2005 Saturday SOONER EDITION
REP. MURPHY TRIES MEDICAL ERROR FIX;
MORE SAVINGS THERE THAN IN REDUCING CARE
MD Week
February 11, 2005
MEDICAL ERRORS;
Medical mistakes linked to 20 deaths in Minnesota hospitals
Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony
February 10, 2005 Thursday
COMMITTEE: HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE
MEDICAL LIABILITY
NBC News Transcripts
SHOW: Today 7:00 AM EST NBC
February 9, 2005 Wednesday
Who to trust regarding health care
Life Science Weekly
February 8, 2005
MEDICAL ERRORS;
Medical mistakes linked to 20 deaths in Minnesota hospitals
Science Letter
February 8, 2005
MEDICAL ERRORS;
Medical mistakes linked to 20 deaths in Minnesota hospitals
Health & Medicine Week
February 7, 2005
MEDICAL ERRORS;
Medical mistakes linked to 20 deaths in Minnesota hospitals
Managed Care Weekly Digest
February 7, 2005
MEDICAL ERRORS;
Medical mistakes linked to 20 deaths in Minnesota hospitals
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
February 7, 2005, Monday Transcript #8158
LENGTH: 8899 words
Priorities and Programs;
Time of Hope;
Medical Errors;
Patriotic Spectacle
Daily News (New York)
January 29, 2005 Saturday
SPORTS FINAL EDITION
PHYSICIAN, HEAL THYSELF
The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon)
January 29, 2005 Saturday
SUNRISE EDITION
NEW TACTIC: NO INJURY = NO LAWSUIT
Duluth News-Tribune (Duluth)
January 20, 2005, Thursday
Duluth, Minn., hospital has highest death rate in state from
mistakes
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.
January 20, 2005, Thursday
First-time Minnesota study finds 20 fatal hospital errors
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
January 20, 2005, Thursday, Metro Edition
Hospital errors revealed;
30 hospitals reported 99 mistakes and 20 deaths in 15 months.;
Health officials say the state's error registry can help reduce
mistakes.
US Fed News
January 19, 2005 Wednesday 2:52 AM EST
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PUBLISHES FIRST-EVER REPORT ON
ADVERSE EVENTS IN MINNESOTA HOSPITALS
The Denver Post
January 7, 2005 Friday
FINAL EDITION
Let courts decide on doctors
The Denver Post
January 7, 2005 Friday
FINAL EDITION
Let courts decide on doctors
The Cincinnati Enquirer
January 4, 2005 Tuesday Final Edition
Rx robot does all except give shot
The Hindu
January 3, 2005
FT-ACC-NO: A2005010259-A331-GNW
SWEET PILL
