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Newhouse News Service
December 30, 1999 Thursday
Stem Cell Research Tops 1999 Medical Advances

The Oregonian
DECEMBER 29, 1999 Wednesday SUNRISE EDITION
STEM CELL RESEARCH TOPS LIST OF 1999 MEDICAL ADVANCES

The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
December 29, 1999, WEDNESDAY; ALL EDITIONS
TOWARD SAFER HOSPITALS ;
TENS OF THOUSANDS DIEFROM MEDICAL MISTAKES
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES (86%); AMERICA (70%);

DENVER ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
December 28, 1999, Tuesday
DRUG HAZE
PROLIFERATION OF MEDICATIONS ADDS TO RISE IN HOSPITAL DEATHS

The Herald-Sun (Durham, N.C.)
December 28, 1999, Tuesday
MEDICAL MISTAKES
Reform should be bottom-up

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 28, 1999, Tuesday, FIVE STAR LIFT EDITION
Correction Appended

MEDICAL MISTAKES
CORRECTION-DATE: January 4, 2000
CORRECTION:
The following editorial should identify the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, as the source of a national study on medical errors.

The Straits Times (Singapore)
December 28, 1999
Furore over findings

IAC (SM) Newsletter Database (TM)
Health Letter on the CDC
December 27, 1999
Preventing Medical Errors Requires Dramatic Change.

Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA
DATE1: December 27, 1999
December 27, 1999
PRIMARY CARE: Preventing Medical Errors Requires Dramatic Change

IAC (SM) Newsletter Database (TM)
World Disease Weekly
December 27, 1999
Preventing Medical Errors Requires Dramatic Change.

The New York Times
December 26, 1999, Sunday, Late Edition - Final
AMBITIOUS EFFORT TO CUT MISTAKES IN U.S. HOSPITALS

THE ORLANDO SENTINEL

December 26, 1999 Sunday, METRO
GROUP WILL TAKE AIM AT MEDICAL MISTAKES

The Plain Dealer

December 26, 1999 Sunday, FINAL / ALL
DRIVE AIMS TO REDUCE DEADLY ERRORS IN MEDICAL CARE INDUSTRY

The Times-Picayune
December 26, 1999 Sunday, ORLEANS
EMPLOYERS PUSH REVAMP OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEM;
HOSPITAL MISTAKES KILL TOO MANY, GROUP SAYS

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
December 23, 1999, Thursday MICHIGAN
Lawmakers seek panel to study medical goofs
MICHIGAN Briefs

The Buffalo News
December 21, 1999, Tuesday, CITY EDITION
ATTEMPT AT HOSPITAL REPORT CARD GEARED TO AUTOWORKERS

U.S. Newswire
December 20, 1999 16:0 Eastern Time
American Legion Launches Its Own Review of VA Medical Mishaps

Business Wire
December 20, 1999, Monday
"Medical Mistakes" Report Spotlights Importance of Little-Known Consulting Specialty

Computerworld
December 20, 1999
IT can reduce Medical errors;
Push follows U.S. report on fatal drug mistakes

M2 PRESSWIRE
December 20, 1999
AHRQ
AHRQ seeks best practices and innovative strategies to reduce medical errors & improve safety

IAC (SM) Newsletter Database (TM)
Marketletter
December 20, 1999
HHS slams voluntary ADR reporting.

Chattanooga Times / Chattanooga Free Press
December 19, 1999, Sunday
VA Is 1st Health Care System To Monitor, Report Mistakes

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
December 19, 1999, SUNDAY, FINAL EDITION
METHODOLOGY IS SERIOUSLY ILL

The New York Times
December 19, 1999, Sunday, Late Edition - Final
REPORT OUTLINES MEDICAL ERRORS IN V.A. HOSPITALS
The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
December 19, 1999, Sunday, SUNDAY EDITION
Errors in VA care disclosed ;
DEADLY MISTAKES: A REPORT ON VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSPITALS NOTED MORE THAN 700 DEATHS IN CASES WHERE MEDICAL MISTAKES WERE MADE OVER LESS THAN TWO YEARS

The Providence Journal-Bulletin
December 19, 1999, Sunday, All EDITIONS
Curbing medical mistakes

St. Petersburg Times
December 19, 1999, Sunday, 0 South Pinellas Edition
Safety in numbers

INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL (LANCASTER, PA.)
December 17, 1999, Friday
Eliminating errors;
Institute of Medicine report outlines policies to reduce medical mistakes

INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL (LANCASTER, PA.)
December 17, 1999, Friday
County's hospitals get good marks in state report;
LGH, Ephrata excel in treatment of certain severe illnesses

The Dallas Morning News
December 16, 1999, Thursday THIRD EDITION
Patient Safety;
Medical professionals could learn from aviation example

National Journal's CongressDaily
December 15, 1999 5:55 pm Eastern Time
pm
SECTION: HEALTH
Specter Wary Of New Agency To Target Medical Errors

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
December 15, 1999, Wednesday, 31ONE STAR EDITION
FDA PRODDED ON DANGEROUS DRUG SIDE EFFECTS

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
December 15, 1999, Wednesday, SOONER EDITION
MURPHY'S LAW

Chicago Tribune
December 15, 1999 Wednesday, CHICAGO SPORTS FINAL EDITION
GETTING THE SCOOP: HOSPITAL STORY MAKES A GOOD CASE FOR EMBARGOES

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
December 14, 1999, Tuesday INDIANA, MICHIGAN, MISHAWAKA, PHM, TRIBUNE
There are answers to medical error crisis

American Health Line
December 14, 1999
MEDICAL ERRORS: AMA NOT IN FAVOR OF MANDATORY REPORTING

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
December 14, 1999, TUESDAY, FINAL EDITION
PANEL TOLD OF MEDICAL MISTAKE HORRORS

Dayton Daily News
December 14, 1999, Tuesday,
SENATORS HEAR OF MEDICAL HORRORS

The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
December 14, 1999, TUESDAY; ALL EDITIONS
SENATE OPENS THE DEBATE ON LETHAL MEDICALMISTAKES
PANEL REVIEWS COMPLAINTS
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES (53%);
CITY: DENVER, CO, USA (74%);

The Washington Post

December 14, 1999, Tuesday, Final Edition
WASHINGTON IN BRIEF

THE BUSINESS PRESS/CALIFORNIA
December 13, 1999, Monday
Local hospitals called safe despite chilling U.S. report

Federal News Service
December 13, 1999, Monday
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF MARY FOLEY, MS, RN AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION
BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES
SUBJECT - PATIENT SAFETY AND MEDICAL ERRORS

Federal News Service
December 13, 1999, Monday
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF MARY WAKEFIELD, PH.D., R.N. MEMBER, QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA COMMITTEE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY, RESEARCH AND ETHICS GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND EDUCATION
SUBJECT - PATIENT SAFETY AND MEDICAL ERRORS

IAC (SM) Newsletter Database (TM)
December 13, 1999
Institute of Medicine Errors Study Spurs Clinton Order to Plans.

Modern Healthcare
December 13, 1999, Monday
Clinton seeks action on medical errors

National Journal's CongressDaily
December 13, 1999 5:55 pm Eastern Time
pm
SECTION: HEALTH
Senate Panel Examines Medical Errors, Bill Likely In 2000

News & Record (Greensboro, NC)
December 13, 1999, Monday, ALL EDITIONS
CHANGING THE CULTURE OF BLAME;
THE NUMBER OF MEDICAL MISTAKES COULD BE REDUCED BY FOCUSING ON FLAWED SYSTEMS,;
NOT FLAWED DOCTORS.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
December 13, 1999, Monday, SOONER EDITION
PRESCRIPTION FOR SAFETY;
IT'S TIME TO STOP THE ' STUNNING' NUMBER OF MEDICAL ERRORS

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

December 13, 1999, Monday, SOONER EDITION
PRESCRIPTION FOR SAFETY;
IT'S TIME TO STOP THE ' STUNNING' NUMBER OF MEDICAL ERRORS

PR Newswire
December 13, 1999, Monday
Aetna Urges Healthcare Industry to Work Together to Reduce Deaths Caused by Medical Errors; White House, Congress Focus on Institute of Medicine Findings

Time
December 13, 1999
Doctors' Deadly Mistakes;
Medical errors kill up to 98,000 Americans yearly; a new report says that number could be cut drastically

U.S. News & World Report

December 13, 1999
Doctoring a sickly system

FDCH Political Transcripts

December 13, 1999, Monday
TYPE: COMMITTEE HEARING
COMMITTEE: SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OF THE SENATE
U.S. SENATOR ARLEN SPECTER (R-PA) HOLDS HEARING ON MEDICAL MISTAKES
LOCATION: WASHINGTON, D.C.
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.

The Houston Chronicle
December 12, 1999, Sunday 2 STAR EDITION
Looking hard at medicine, the system

The Tampa Tribune
December 12, 1999, Sunday, FINAL EDITION
Medical errors bring widespread pain;

Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
December 12, 1999, Sunday
HOSPITAL WORKS TO PREVENT ERRORS

Charleston Daily Mail
December 11, 1999, Saturday
Preventing medical mistakes Doctors need to build dikes around fallibility

CNN
SHOW: CNN YOUR HEALTH 14:30 pm ET
December 11, 1999; Saturday 2:30 pm Eastern Time
Genetic Marker Helps Researchers Pinpoint Cancer Cells; Experimental Pill May be Breakthrough for Leukemia Patients; New Survey Show There Can Be Pleasure After Hysterectomy

The Boston Herald
December 10, 1999 Friday ALL EDITIONS
Op-Ed; Inept doctors hard to root out

The Buffalo News
December 10, 1999, Friday, CITY EDITION
DEATH BY MISTAKE

Chattanooga Times / Chattanooga Free Press
December 10, 1999, Friday
Swift Action to Improve Patient Safety

The Dallas Morning News
December 10, 1999, Friday THIRD EDITION
Medical Mistakes;
A focus on system is way to bring improvements

The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT)
December 10, 1999, Friday
SECTION: OPINION; Pg. A23
To err is human, even for doctors

The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL)
December 10, 1999 Friday, City Edition
HEALTH CARE;
Don't overreact

The New York Times
December 10, 1999, Friday, Late Edition - Final
Give Doctors Tougher Rules

The Plain Dealer

December 10, 1999 Friday, FINAL / ALL
TO ERR IS HUMAN - EXCEPT IN MEDICINE

The Times Union (Albany, NY)
December 10, 1999, Friday, THREE STAR EDITION
Time now to cut err pollution

Austin American-Statesman
December 9, 1999, Thursday
SECTION: Editorial; Pg. A15
To err is human, but let's put backups in place

Global News Wire
Beirut Times
December 9, 1999
FT-ACC-NO: A20000121F7D-882-WR
MEDICAL MISTAKES TAKE THE LEAD IN HIGH FATALITIES

The Boston Globe
December 9, 1999, Thursday ,THIRD EDITION
Media Notes;
WHY EMBARGOES MAY AID WRITERS - AND READERS

The Boston Globe
December 9, 1999, Thursday ,THIRD EDITION
ELLEN GOODMAN Ellen Goodman is a Globe columnist.;
IN HOSPITALS, TO ERR IS HUMAN, TO FESS UP IS NECESSARY

The Christian Science Monitor
December 9, 1999, Thursday
USA

The Denver Post
December 9, 1999 Thursday 1ST EDITION
LETTERS, FAXES & E-MAIL

Journal of Commerce
December 9, 1999, Thursday
Envision 65 Titanics

National Journal's CongressDaily
December 9, 1999 5:55 pm Eastern Time
pm
SECTION: HEALTH
Dingell Likely To Unveil Bill To Reduce Medical Errors

The Palm Beach Post
December 9, 1999, Thursday, FINAL EDITION
PUT HOSPITAL REPORTS ON STATE'S CRITICAL LIST

Agence France Presse
December 8, 1999 03:50 GMT
US to research into high level of deaths through medical error

CBS News Transcripts
SHOW: CBS MORNING NEWS (6:30 AM ET)
December 8, 1999, Wednesday
PRESIDENT CLINTON ORDERS ACTION ON DEADLY MEDICAL MISTAKES ON THE PART OF HEALTH-CARE PERSONNEL

Chattanooga Times / Chattanooga Free Press
December 8, 1999, Wednesday
Clinton Announces New Federal Rules for Reporting Medical Errors

CNNFN
SHOW: TAKE IT PERSONALLY 17:30:00 pm ET
December 8, 1999; Wednesday 5:43 pm Eastern Time
Government Seeking Recommendations on Improving Patient Safety, CNNfn

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
December 8, 1999, WEDNESDAY, FINAL EDITION
DOCTORS, GOVERNMENT OBLIGATED TO REPORT ERRORS, CLINTON SAYS

Dayton Daily News
December 8, 1999, Wednesday,
DOCTORS FACE ACCOUNTABILITY

The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT)
December 8, 1999, Wednesday
SECTION: WIRE; Pg. A02
Clinton announces plan to reduce medical errors

Medical Industry Today
December 8, 1999, Wednesday
Clinton Orders Steps to Cut Medical Errors in Wake of Report

NBC News Transcripts
SHOW: DATELINE NBC (8:00 PM ET)
December 8, 1999, Wednesday
RX FOR CHANGE; ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IS MEDICAL MISTAKES

The News and Observer (Raleigh, NC)
December 8, 1999 Wednesday, FINAL EDITION
Death by scribbling

Newsday (New York, NY)
December 8, 1999, Wednesday ALL EDITIONS
CLINTON TO DOCTORS: BE ACCOUNTABLE / PROMISES FEDERAL MONEY FOR REPORTING OF MISTAKES

Newsday (New York, NY)
December 8, 1999, Wednesday ALL EDITIONS
EDITORIAL / DEADLY ERRORS / COLLECT NATIONAL MEDICAL DATA TO ENSURE THAT DOCTORS LEARN FROM EACH OTHER'S MISTAKES.

The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
December 8, 1999, Wednesday, POST AND COURIER EDITION
Clinton stresses need to fix medical errors

The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
December 8, 1999, WEDNESDAY; ALL EDITIONS
CLINTON UNVEILS NEW RULES ON MEDICALACCOUNTABILITY
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES (52%);

TOPEKA CAPITAL JOURNAL
December 8, 1999, Wednesday
Dose of good news

The Toronto Star
December 8, 1999, Wednesday, Edition 1
U.S. ADOPTS PLAN TO 'X' OUT COSTLY LETHAL MEDICAL ERRORS

The Washington Times
December 08, 1999, Wednesday, Final Edition
SECTION: PART A; NATION; Pg. A6
Clinton exhorts doctors, government to report, correct thousands of errors

The Washington Times
December 08, 1999, Wednesday, Final Edition
SECTION: PART A; COMMENTARY; Pg. A12
Optimism in the face of errors

Chicago Tribune
December 8, 1999 Wednesday, CHICAGO SPORTS FINAL EDITION
MEDICAL ERRORS TO BE REVIEWED;
CLINTON ORDERS PANEL TO MAP SAFETY CHANGES

CBS News Transcripts
SHOW: CBS EVENING NEWS (6:30 PM ET)
December 7, 1999, Tuesday
PRESIDENT CLINTON ORDERS ACTION ON DEADLY MEDICAL MISTAKES ON THE PART OF HEALTH-CARE PERSONNEL

CNN
SHOW: CNN TODAY 13:00 pm ET
December 7, 1999; Tuesday 1:01 pm Eastern Time
President Clinton Calls for Cessation of Deadly Medical Mistakes

CNN
SHOW: CNN INSIDE POLITICS 17:00 pm ET
December 7, 1999; Tuesday 5:00 pm Eastern Time
Candidates Avoid Attacks in GOP Presidential Debate; Bush Asserts He Is Qualified to Be President; John McCain Delivers Remarks on the Military

CNN
SHOW: CNN THE WORLD TODAY 20:00 pm ET
December 7, 1999; Tuesday 8:15 pm Eastern Time
President Clinton Takes on Problem of Medical Mistakes

CNN
SHOW: CNN INSIDE POLITICS 17:20 pm ET
December 7, 1999; Tuesday 5:29 pm Eastern Time
President Clinton Demands Safer Medical Care for Federal Employees

CNN
SHOW: CNN TODAY 13:00 pm ET
December 7, 1999; Tuesday 1:01 pm Eastern Time
President Clinton Calls for Cessation of Deadly Medical Mistakes

CNN
SHOW: CNN THE WORLD TODAY 20:00 pm ET
December 7, 1999; Tuesday 8:15 pm Eastern Time
President Clinton Takes on Problem of Medical Mistakes

CNN
SHOW: CNN INSIDE POLITICS 17:20 pm ET
December 7, 1999; Tuesday 5:29 pm Eastern Time
President Clinton Demands Safer Medical Care for Federal Employees

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
December 7, 1999, TUESDAY, FINAL EDITION
CUTTING MEDICAL ERRORS IS 'DOABLE';
LOCAL HOSPITALS WORK TO CURB MISTAKES

The New York Times
December 7, 1999, Tuesday, Late Edition - Final
PUBLIC LIVES;
The Health Profession Is His Worst Patient

THE ORLANDO SENTINEL

December 7, 1999 Tuesday, METRO
DOSE OF REALITY: AMERICAN MEDICINE MORE DANGEROUS THAN GUNS

THE PANTAGRAPH (Bloomington, IL.)
December 7, 1999, Tuesday
Medical errors must decrease, be reported to central source

PR Newswire
December 7, 1999, Tuesday
Clinton Focus on Medication Errors Helps Allscripts;
Executive Memorandum Promotes Electronic Prescribing to Reduce Medication Errors

The Tampa Tribune
December 7, 1999, Tuesday, FINAL EDITION
Toward reducing medical errors;

TULSA WORLD
December 7, 1999
Sick system Report highlights health-care deficiencies

United Press International
December 7, 1999, Tuesday
UPI Spotlight;
Clinton attacks medical errors

USA TODAY
December 7, 1999, Tuesday, FINAL EDITION
Medical errors targeted

The Washington Post

December 7, 1999, Tuesday, Final Edition
Clinton to Urge Steps to Curb Medical Errors

Chain Drug Review
December 6, 1999
Privacy Issue Comes to Fore; Brief Article

Copley News Service
December 6, 1999, Monday 11:31 Eastern Time
Lethal doctors?

Dayton Daily News
December 6, 1999, Monday,
TOLL FROM FATAL MEDICAL ERRORS UNCLEAR

Liability Week
December 6, 1999
PANEL CALLS FOR REPORTS ON HEALTH CARE MISTAKES.

IAC (SM) Newsletter Database (TM)
Medicine & Health
December 6, 1999
Iffy Prospects For Medical Error Agency ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
December 6, 1999, Monday All
Mistakes abound

Modern Healthcare
December 6, 1999, Monday
For the record

The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
December 6, 1999, Monday, POST AND COURIER EDITION
S.C. has procedures to probe medical errors

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 6, 1999, Monday, FIVE STAR LIFT EDITION
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Daily News (New York)
December 5, 1999, Sunday SPORTS FINAL
Seven Days The Last Word On Last Week

Los Angeles Times
December 5, 1999, Sunday, Home Edition
DEATHS FROM MEDICAL ERROR

The New York Times
December 5, 1999, Sunday, Late Edition - Final
Ideas & Trends: Do No Harm;
Breaking Down Medicine's Culture of Silence

THE ORLANDO SENTINEL

December 5, 1999 Sunday, METRO
NO QUICK FIX FOR MEDICAL ERRORS;
BUT SEVERAL OPTIONS, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF A PATIENT-SAFETY CENTER, ABOUND, EXPERTS SAY.

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
The Philadelphia Inquirer
December 5, 1999, Sunday
Panel recommends several initiatives to attack medical errors

The Plain Dealer

December 5, 1999 Sunday, FINAL / ALL
HOSPITAL MISTAKES ARE DEADLY IN OHIO;
TOTAL NUMBER OF ERRORS UNKNOWN, EXPERTS SAY

THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE (RIVERSIDE, CA.)
December 05, 1999, Sunday
EDITORIALS

Roanoke Times & World News
December 5, 1999, Sunday, METRO EDITION
PROTECT PATIENTS' LIVES

Wisconsin State Journal
December 5, 1999, Sunday, ALL EDITIONS
WHEN MEDICAL MISTAKES ARE MADE; MEDICATION ERRORS ACCOUNT FOR A STUNNINGLY HIGH NUMBER OF DEATHS EACH YEAR.; WHAT CAN BE DONE?

CNN
SHOW: CNN YOUR HEALTH 14:30 pm ET
December 4, 1999; Saturday 2:30 pm Eastern Time
New Report Shows Increasing Number of Medical Mistakes; Scientists Map Makings of the Human Body; Community hit hard by AIDS Takes New Approach to Fight

The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
December 4, 1999, Saturday, SATURDAY EDITION
Ways to curb medical mistakes

The Times Union (Albany, NY)
December 4, 1999, Saturday, ONE STAR EDITION
A few opinionated opinions

American Health Line
December 3, 1999
MEDICAL ERRORS: CONGRESS SCHEDULES HEARINGS

Austin American-Statesman
December 3, 1999, Friday
SECTION: Editorial; Pg. A15
The fatal flaws in our medical system

The Columbian (Vancouver, WA.)
December 3, 1999, Friday
H20 RULES,
OOPS! SORRY!

Copley News Service
December 3, 1999, Friday 11:37 Eastern Time
Fatal health care syndrome

Omaha World-Herald
December 3, 1999, Friday SUNRISE EDITION
Fatal Health-Care Syndrome

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
The Philadelphia Inquirer
December 3, 1999, Friday
Bipartisan group of senators calls for action to reduce medical errors

The Tampa Tribune
December 3, 1999, Friday, FINAL EDITION
Board of Medicine to review mistakes;

The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
December 2, 1999, Thursday, ALL EDITIONS
DEADLY M.D. REPORT

Facts on File World News Digest
December 2, 1999
Medical Errors' Toll Cited.

Newsday (New York, NY)
December 2, 1999, Thursday NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION
AN RX FOR QUALITY OF CARE / HMO DEFENDER WANTS DISCIPLINED DOCTORS TO BE LISTED

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
December 2, 1999, Thursday, SOONER EDITION
PAGE 1 CORRECTION

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
San Jose Mercury News
December 2, 1999, Thursday
Nationwide monitoring of medical errors would mean expansion of Calif. system

TELEGRAM & GAZETTE
December 02, 1999 Thursday, ALL EDITIONS
Patient safety;
High-level study reveals plethora of medical errors

The Washington Post
December 2, 1999, Thursday, Final Edition
Must Mistakes Happen?

Business Wire
December 1, 1999, Wednesday
ePhysician Answers President Clinton's Call to Reduce Medical Errors With Technology; Palm-size, Internet-based System Lets Doctors Write Prescriptions Electronically

The Christian Science Monitor
December 1, 1999, Wednesday
USA

Copley News Service
December 1, 1999, Wednesday 11:12 Eastern Time
No room for preventable medical mistakes

Cox News Service
December 1, 1999
Hospital bureaucracy hinders doctors, kills patients

Europe Intelligence Wire
The Daily Telegraph
December 1, 1999
FT-ACC-NO: A199912011DC0-48-EIW
Leading Article: Footnote

Europe Intelligence Wire
The Daily Telegraph
December 1, 1999
FT-ACC-NO: A199912041E1E-2F3-EIW
Leading Article: Footnote

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON)
December 01, 1999, Wednesday
Leading Article: Footnote

The Herald-Sun (Durham, N.C.)
December 1, 1999, Wednesday
Reaction mixed to medical report
Some express confusion over the definition of an error in Institute of Medicine death statistics

Medical Industry Today
December 1, 1999, Wednesday
Medical Errors Have High Human Cost, Report Finds

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
December 1, 1999, Wednesday Final
No room for preventable medical mistakes

The Morning Call (Allentown)
December 1, 1999, Wednesday, EIGHTH EDITION
REPORT: HUMANS ERR TOO OFTEN IN MEDICINE;
* MISTAKES IN HOSPITALS KILL AT LEAST 44,000 A YEAR IN THE U.S., STUDY SAYS.

The New York Times
December 1, 1999, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final
Preventing Fatal Medical Errors

The New York Times
December 1, 1999, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final
Policing Health Care

Newsday (New York, NY)
December 1, 1999, Wednesday NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION
REPORTING DEADLY ERRORS / NY HOSPITALS HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE

The Palm Beach Post
December 1, 1999, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION
WHEN CAUSE OF DEATH IS THE HOSPITAL ITSELF

The Plain Dealer

December 1, 1999 Wednesday, FINAL / ALL
CURING MEDICAL ERRORS LIKELY TO EMERGE AS CAMPAIGN ISSUE

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
December 1, 1999, Wednesday, Metro Edition
Reporting hospital errors seen as good idea;
Medical accidents _ a serious problem, according to a federal report _ caused or contributed to 26 deaths in Minnesota between 1994 and 1997, information suggests.

United Press International
December 1, 1999, Wednesday
Health Tips

University Wire
December 1, 1999
Prevent fatal hospital mistakes

USA TODAY
December 1, 1999, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION
A 'blind spot' found in cancer diagnosis

Chicago Tribune
December 1, 1999 Wednesday, CHICAGO SPORTS FINAL EDITION
THE OPERATION WAS A SUCCESS, BUT. . .

Agence France Presse
November 30, 1999 12:26 GMT
Medical mistakes in US kill between 44,000 and 98,000 people a year

Austin American-Statesman
November 30, 1999, Tuesday
SECTION: News; Pg. A3
Report: Medical errors kill at least 44,000 a year; Many mistakes

Bloomberg News
November 30, 1999, Tuesday 10:44 AM Eastern Time
STUDY SHOWS MEDICAL ERRORS KILL UP TO 98,000 A YEAR, NYT SAYS

Bloomberg News
November 30, 1999, Tuesday 10:49 AM Eastern Time
STUDY SHOWS MEDICAL ERRORS KILL UP TO 98,000 A YEAR, NYT SAYS

The Boston Globe
November 30, 1999, Tuesday ,THIRD EDITION
REPORT TARGETS HOSPITAL ERRORS MISTAKES KILLING THOUSANDS EVERY YEAR

The Bulletin's Frontrunner
November 30, 1999
Group Asks For Stronger Patient Safety Oversight.

CBS News Transcripts
SHOW: THE OSGOOD FILE (Various Times)
November 30, 1999, Tuesday
REPORT RELEASED BY THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE SHOWS MEDICAL ERRORS COST BETWEEN 44,000 AND 98,000 LIVES A YEAR

CBS News Transcripts
SHOW: THE EARLY SHOW (7:00 AM ET)
November 30, 1999, Tuesday
DR. LUCIAN LEAPE OF THE HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH ON MEDICAL MISTAKES

CBS News Transcripts
SHOW: THE OSGOOD FILE (Various Times)
November 30, 1999, Tuesday
REPORT RELEASED BY THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE SHOWS MEDICAL ERRORS COST BETWEEN 44,000 AND 98,000 LIVES A YEAR

CBS News Transcripts
SHOW: THE EARLY SHOW (7:00 AM ET)
November 30, 1999, Tuesday
DR. LUCIAN LEAPE OF THE HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH ON MEDICAL MISTAKES

The Charleston Gazette
November 30, 1999, Tuesday
To err is human, but it happens too often in medicine

Chattanooga Times / Chattanooga Free Press
November 30, 1999, Tuesday
Report Says Medical Mistakes Kill Thousands

CNN
SHOW: CNN NEWS DAY 12:00 am ET
November 30, 1999; Tuesday 12:13 am Eastern Time
Computers May Help Decrease Large Number of Deaths Caused by Medical Mistakes

CNN
SHOW: CNN TALKBACK LIVE 15:00 pm ET
November 30, 1999; Tuesday 3:00 pm Eastern Time
Should People Trust the Health Care System?

CNN
SHOW: CNN NEWS DAY 12:00 am ET
November 30, 1999; Tuesday 12:13 am Eastern Time
Computers May Help Decrease Large Number of Deaths Caused by Medical Mistakes

CNN
SHOW: CNN TALKBACK LIVE 15:00 pm ET
November 30, 1999; Tuesday 3:00 pm Eastern Time
Should People Trust the Health Care System?

CNNFN
SHOW: TAKE IT PERSONALLY 17:30:00 pm ET
November 30, 1999; Tuesday 5:52 pm Eastern Time
Deadly Mistakes in Medicine, CNNfn

The Dallas Morning News
November 30, 1999, Tuesday FIRST EDITION
Medical report calls for change;
Number of fatal errors is called 'unacceptable'

Dayton Daily News
November 30, 1999, Tuesday,
ERRORS KILL THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS

The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT)
November 30, 1999, Tuesday
SECTION: WIRE; Pg. A01
To err kills humans, medical report says

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV)
November 30, 1999 Tuesday FINAL EDITION
Medical errors called stunning

Los Angeles Times
November 30, 1999, Tuesday, Home Edition
CALIFORNIA AND THE WEST;
MEDICAL ERRORS KILL THOUSANDS, PANEL SAYS;
SAFETY: THE TOLL MAY BE AS HIGH AS 98,000 YEARLY, A U.S.-FUNDED REPORT STATES, AND IT CALLS FOR SEVERAL REFORMS.

Morning Star (Wilmington, NC)
November 30, 1999, Tuesday
ERRORS NOT REPORTED; Medical mistakes may kill thousands; New federal safety department proposed

NBC News Transcripts
SHOW: TODAY (7:00 AM ET)
November 30, 1999, Tuesday
RECAP OF NBC'S TODAY SHOW'S NEWS, 7:30 AM

NBC News Transcripts
SHOW: TODAY (7:00 AM ET)
November 30, 1999, Tuesday
NEW REPORT SAYS NUMBER OF MEDICAL MISTAKES IN THIS COUNTRY ALARMINGLY HIGH

NBC News Transcripts
SHOW: LATER TODAY (9:00 AM ET)
November 30, 1999, Tuesday
STUDY SAYS 98,000 DIE FROM HOSPITAL MISTAKES YEARLY

The New York Times
November 30, 1999, Tuesday, Late Edition - Final
GROUP ASKING U.S. FOR NEW VIGILANCE IN PATIENT SAFETY

Newsday (New York, NY)
November 30, 1999, Tuesday NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION
STUDY: MEDICSAL ERRORS A MAJOR PROBLEM

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
November 30, 1999, Tuesday Transcript
6609
Talking Trade;
Fatal Errors;
Conversation; GUESTS: DAVID SANGER, The New York Times; THOMAS DONOHUE, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; KEVIN KEARNS, U.S. Business and Industry Council; LORI WALLACH, Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch; DANIEL TARULLO, Georgetown University; DR. LUCIAN LEAPE, Harvard University; DR. NANCY DICKEY, Former President, American Medical Association; CHARLES BOSK, University of Pennsylvania; HA JIN, National Book Award, Fiction; CORRESPONDENTS: SPENCER MICHELS; RAY SUAREZ; TERENCE SMITH; GWEN IFILL; KWAME HOLMAN; ELIZABETH FARNSWORTH; PAUL SOLMAN; SUSAN DENTZER; JEFFREY KAYE; MARGARET WARNER; SUSAN DENTZER

The Plain Dealer

November 30, 1999 Tuesday, FINAL / ALL
PROTECT PATIENTS FROM FATQAL MISTAKES, U.S. URGED

Portland Press Herald
November 30, 1999, Tuesday, CITY EDITION
Report urges new safeguards to halt deadly medical errors;
A study says up to 98,000 hospital patients die each year from health-care mistakes.

The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
November 30, 1999, Tuesday, POST AND COURIER EDITION
Medical errors kill thousands, report says

The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
November 30, 1999, TUESDAY; ALL EDITIONS
MEDICAL MISTAKES FATAL TO THOUSANDS
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES (75%);

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 30, 1999, Tuesday, FIVE STAR LIFT EDITION
ERRORS MAY KILL AS MANY AS 98,000 A YEAR IN HOSPITALS, AGENCY REPORTS

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA)
November 30, 1999, Tuesday
Report: Medical errors kill thousands each year

The Toronto Star
November 30, 1999, Tuesday, Edition 1
MEDICAL MISTAKES IN U.S. KILL THOUSANDS: REPORT

USA TODAY
November 30, 1999, Tuesday, FINAL EDITION
Medical mistakes 8th top killer

Bloomberg News
November 29, 1999, Monday 8:13 PM Eastern Time
MEDICAL ERRORS KILL THOUSANDS IN U.S. HOSPITALS YEARLY, AP SAYS

CNBC News Transcripts
SHOW: BUSINESS CENTER (6:30 PM ET)
November 29, 1999, Monday
NEWS UPDATE

CNN
SHOW: CNN THE WORLD TODAY 20:00 pm ET
November 29, 1999; Monday 8:01 pm Eastern Time
Study Says Mistakes by Medical Professionals Kill Tens of Thousands Each Year

NBC News Transcripts
SHOW: NBC NIGHTLY NEWS (6:30 PM ET)
November 29, 1999, Monday
INCREASE IN NUMBER OF DEATHS CAUSED BY MEDICAL MISTAKES

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