Safe Patient Project: Maine http://www.safepatientproject.org/geography/maine/ 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 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:50:06 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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 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 The hospital patient’s safety checklist, part 2 Doctor authors patient safety checklist. Patient safety activist Kathy Day responds in the comment section.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/07/the_hospital_patients_safety_c.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/07/the_hospital_patients_safety_c.html News Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:57:05 -0600 Patient co-pilot checklist for safety — Part 1 Doctor authors patient safety checklist.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/07/patient_copilot_checklist_for.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/07/patient_copilot_checklist_for.html News Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:29:07 -0600 Kathy Day of Maine Her father’s ordeal after a minor injury convinced her that "consumers and patients cannot completely rely on our hospitals to protect us and our safety."

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/07/kathy_day_of_maine.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/07/kathy_day_of_maine.html News Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:05:07 -0600 What to Do if You Have a Concern About the Quality of Care from a Maine Doctor This tip sheet explains steps you can take in your doctor's office to deal with your concerns about quality. It tells you how to contact places that regulate or oversee doctors.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/what_to_do_if_you_have_a_conce_6.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/what_to_do_if_you_have_a_conce_6.html Document (External) Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:16:57 -0600 What To Do If You Have a Concern About Quality in a Maine Nursing Home Advice and resources for dealing with quality concerns

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/what_to_do_if_you_have_a_conce_5.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/what_to_do_if_you_have_a_conce_5.html Document (External) Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:09:08 -0600 What to Do if You Have a Concern about Quality in a Maine Hospital Advice and resources for dealing with quality concerns

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/what_to_do_if_you_have_a_conce_3.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/what_to_do_if_you_have_a_conce_3.html Document (External) Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:05:09 -0600 McCleary MRSA Prevention I am a retired RN with a new passion to help vulnerable patients. My father died of Hospital Acquired MRSA Pneumonia last year. He was infected by his trusted community hospital while he was rehabilitating from a minor ankle fracture. He was the third patient to contract nosocomial MRSA that month in that hospital, and all 3 of them died. They didn’t declare an outbreak and didn’t change their approach to MRSA prevention because of those infections and deaths. And surprisingly, they were not obligated to report the infections to the State CDC. I took my family and my Father’s story to the Maine Legislature to fight for MRSA prevention in Maine Hospitals. My proposal was supported by legislators, MSNA, AARP, SEIU, MPA and many others. We passed a law in Maine to do MRSA screening of all high risk patients who are being admitted to Maine Hospitals. Currently Maine Hospitals, under the guidance of the Maine Quality Forum MDRO metrics committee, are conducting a prevalence study of MRSA in high risk patients.

Kathy Day, RN
http://mcclearymrsaprevention.com kathydayrn@aol.com

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/mccleary_mrsa_prevention.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/mccleary_mrsa_prevention.html Partner Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:06:21 -0600 Drugs and Medical Device errors http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/drugs_and_medical_device_error.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/drugs_and_medical_device_error.html Story Ask Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:51:26 -0600 Testimony of Consumers Union on Public Reporting of Medical Harm in MD http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/testimony_of_consumers_union_o_1.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/testimony_of_consumers_union_o_1.html Testimony Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:53:58 -0600 Letter to the editor: Support improved MRSA prevention in Maine hospitals Patient safety activist Kathy Day, RN: "L.D. 267 would strengthen the current MRSA mandates, extend it to nursing homes, and require public reporting of all hospital acquired MRSA, regular staph infections, C Difficile and VRE (all are dangerous hospital infections)."

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/02/letter_to_the_editor_support_i.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/02/letter_to_the_editor_support_i.html News Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:18:16 -0600 EMMC's nurses still fighting for adequate staffing "Nurses from EMMC have had to strike over patient safety and safe staffing — so why haven’t EMMC and the EMHS board of directors listened?"

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/02/emmcs_nurses_still_fighting_fo.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/02/emmcs_nurses_still_fighting_fo.html News Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:51:36 -0600 Testimony of Consumers Union on Public Reporting of Medical Harm in HI http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/02/testimony_of_consumers_union_o.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/02/testimony_of_consumers_union_o.html Testimony Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:43:29 -0600 Bill seeks to reduce MRSA and other hospital-acquired infections New legislation is pending in Augusta to strengthen recent MRSA tracking, prevention and reporting, not only in Maine hospitals but in nursing homes as well.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/02/bill_seeks_to_reduce_mrsa_and.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/02/bill_seeks_to_reduce_mrsa_and.html News Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:52:31 -0600