News-Journal Online  Dayton Beach, FL  May  5, 2008s 
Medicare to No Longer Pay for Medical Providers' Mistakes
Health Care Killed 212 Floridians Last Year.
   
USA Today March 24, 2008
German Surgeons Operate on Woman's Bowels Instead of Leg    
 
 Mercury News   03/21/2008
        Fremont Hospital Cited, Fined for Fatal Mistake - Woman Was Given Wrong Medications

The Record.com (North Jersey) Thursday, March 6, 2008
       Many in N.J. Are Medical Error Victims

The Tennessean .March 5, 2008
     Well-designed Hospital Facilities Help Staffs Provide Safest Medical Care

 N.Y. Times February 11, 2008
    L.I. Hospital Scrutinized After Deaths of Patients

The Daily Breeze  Torrance, CA 01/09/2008
  How to Make Your Hospital Stay Safer 

Poughkeepsie Journal Sunday, June 10, 2007
Aviation Principles Applied to Improve Safety

San Francisco Chronicle March 10, 2007
   Death of Infant from Hospital Error Probed

Carroll County Comet (IN) March 7, 2007
Indiana Medical Errors Report Released

PR Newswire.com March 7, 2007
Video: AHRQ and Ad Council Encourage Patients to Ask Questions and Get More Involved With Their Health Care

Journal and Courier - Lafayette, IN, March 8, 2007
Error Report Designed to Improve Care

InsuranceJournal.com San Diego, CA   February 27, 2007
 R.I. Lawmaker Targets Hospital Errors

The Enquirer, Cincinnati , OH  Saturday. Feb.10, 2007
Patient, Protect Thyself Vigilance Is New Watchword in Preventing Medical Errors

Miami Herald.com   Sun, Jan. 28, 2007
Few Dollars Are Spent on Preventive Care

All American Patriots.com - January 17, 2007
 Minnesota Department Of Health Publishes Annual Report On Adverse Events In Minnesota Hospitals And Surgical Centers
Related links: 27 “never never”  events include wrong side surgery, wrong patient surgery, infant discharged to wrong person. 
  Adverse Health Events Reporting Searchable data base  .  Minnssota DOH Patient Safety .

CivilJusticeDefense.org     January 10, 2007
Myth Buster Series: FACTS ABOUT CIVIL LITIGATION IN THE UNITED STATES (Vol. 1)
Contrary to Popular Myth, Few Injured Americans File Lawsuits.

.. Institute of Medicine Report