FREE CONSULTATION

206-752-4366

Archive: July 2014

Consumer advocates and medical specialists testifying before the Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging on July 17 delivered a somber assessment of patient safety. One physician contended that patients are not significantly safer today than they were 15 years…

Read More

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) recently released an updated report on medical errors at U.S. hospitals and strategies California hospitals are using to help prevent patient harm. The report states that medical errors cause the deaths of between 210,000 and 440,000…

Read More

Between June 2004 and August 2013 Pennsylvania healthcare facilities reported 1,601 events involving healthcare worker fatigue to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority (PPSA), an independent state agency charged with reducing medical errors, according to a Patient Safety Authority news release….

Read More

Two new programs launched at the University of Virginia (UVA) Medical Center are attempting to improve patient safety by using a team-based approach to identify problems and work out solutions. If early results are any indication, UVA is making strides:…

Read More