Safe Patient Project: Blog Post http://www.safepatientproject.org/content_type/blog_post/ The Safe Patient Project is a Consumers Union campaign focused on eliminating medical harm, improving FDA oversight of prescription drugs and promoting disclosure laws that give information to consumers about health care safety and quality. en Copyright 2012 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:02:08 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss National Practitioner Data Bank "Public" Use Data File Should Actually Be Public A Consumer Reports national poll found that almost 9 in 10 Americans (88%) said the public should have access to federally collected information about problems with doctors.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/11/national_practitioner_data_bank_public_use_data_file_should_actually_be_public.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/11/national_practitioner_data_bank_public_use_data_file_should_actually_be_public.html Blog Post Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:02:08 -0600 Cancer patient asks hospitals for their infection rates Seeking safe healthcare for her cancer treatment, patient safety advocate--Kathy Day of Maine--recalls the transparency hurdles she faced when she asked a hospital for its infection rates.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/11/cancer_patient_asks_hospitals.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/11/cancer_patient_asks_hospitals.html Blog Post Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:50:06 -0600 Errors of Omission Guest blog post by John T. James, Ph.D. founder of Patient Safety America, a website created to provide information to patients or potential patients who are concerned about the quality of health care they receive in this country.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/11/errors_of_omission.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/11/errors_of_omission.html Blog Post Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:07:05 -0600 Consumer voices to be heard at national hospital infection meeting Meet the eleven consumer advocates who will be attending a U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)hospital infection meeting this week.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/09/consumer_voices_to_be_heard_at.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/09/consumer_voices_to_be_heard_at.html Blog Post Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:25:41 -0600 "Please, don't infect me" Hospital infection survivor and "numerator," Kerry O'Connell describes the emotional and physical impact of hospital infection on patients and calls for more empathy and honesty from our health care providers.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/09/please_dont_infect_me.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/09/please_dont_infect_me.html Blog Post Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:07:12 -0600 “It’s not just statistics…it’s somebody’s Mom” Hospital infections leave a lasting impact on the individuals and families who had to experience them. For Mary Brennan-Taylor, hospital infections took the life of her mother, Alice Brennan, who passed away in 2009 after entering the hospital for pain and swelling in her leg.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/08/its_not_just_statisticsits_som.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/08/its_not_just_statisticsits_som.html Blog Post Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:02:06 -0600 Swine flu victim dies from hospital acquired infection New York swine flu patient dies from a hospital-acquired infection in a local ICU where she had been successfully treated for swine flu.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/08/swine_flu_victim_dies_from_hos.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/08/swine_flu_victim_dies_from_hos.html Blog Post Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:35:16 -0600 Institute of Medicine report scrutinizes medical device approval process The IOM released a report last week reviewing the 510(k) medical device approval process. The report finds that the current FDA process “lacks the legal basis to be a reliable premarket screen of the safety and effectiveness” of devices.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/08/institute_of_medicine_report_s.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/08/institute_of_medicine_report_s.html Blog Post Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:37:51 -0600 Consumers win on reporting surgical infection rates in CA Last week, California hospitals lost their bid to avoid reporting their infection rates to the public. A California judge upheld a 2008 state law – one of the strongest in the nation - that calls on hospitals to report infections occurring from a broad array of surgeries.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/06/consumers_win_on_reporting_sur.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/06/consumers_win_on_reporting_sur.html Blog Post Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:10:46 -0600 Tuesday 6/7: Join a live web chat with Safe Patient Project Join the Chicago Tribune for a live web chat at noon CT (1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT) on Tuesday, June 7, to chat about hospital safety with Tribune reporter Judy Graham, and panelists Empowered Patient Coalition's Dr. Julia Hallisy and Consumers Union's Safe Patient Project Director Lisa McGiffert.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/06/tuesday_67_join_a_live_web_cha.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/06/tuesday_67_join_a_live_web_cha.html Blog Post Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:02:11 -0600 Video: Advice on staying safe in the hospital--from the experts Hear advice from consumer advocates on patient safety.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/video_advice_on_staying_safe_i.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/video_advice_on_staying_safe_i.html Blog Post Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:20:13 -0600 Information to patients from doctors should be accurate Patient safety activist identifies errors in JAMA article; JAMA corrects it. Guest blog post by John James.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/02/information_to_patients_from_d.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/02/information_to_patients_from_d.html Blog Post Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:34:21 -0600 Recall Announcement Affects Consumers Union Employee Medical recalls can indicate potential risk of serious injury or death to patients, but they often go unnoticed.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/01/recall_announcement_affects_co.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/01/recall_announcement_affects_co.html Blog Post Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:50:16 -0600 Beware of Scary Superbugs in Your Hospital It only takes three things for a hospital superbug to infect a patient. Should you be concerned?

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/10/beware_of_scary_superbugs_in_y.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/10/beware_of_scary_superbugs_in_y.html Blog Post Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:41:10 -0600 If you're in the San Diego area tomorrow, meet us at the Empowered Patient training On Saturday, October 9, the Empowered Patient Coalition along with Consumers Union’s Safe Patient Project and AARP California will be holding a special training in San Diego for patients and caregivers on how to stay safe in the hospital.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/10/if_youre_in_the_san_diego_area.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/10/if_youre_in_the_san_diego_area.html Blog Post Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:45:19 -0600