Safe Patient Project: Maryland http://www.safepatientproject.org/geography/maryland/ 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 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:52:36 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Salisbury stent doctor sentenced to federal prison Physician sentenced to federal prison for implanting unnecessary coronary stents in dozens of patients, then fraudulently billing insurers thousands for the work.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/11/salisbury_stent_doctor_sentenc.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/11/salisbury_stent_doctor_sentenc.html News Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:52:36 -0600 Eastern Shore doctor convicted of criminal charges in stent case A federal jury convicted a retired Eastern Shore cardiologist Tuesday of health care fraud and related charges for placing unnecessary coronary stents in the arteries of dozens of patients, then billing private and public insurers hundreds of thousands of dollars for the procedures.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/07/eastern_shore_doctor_convicted.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/07/eastern_shore_doctor_convicted.html News Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:50:48 -0600 Many hospitals overuse double CT scans, data show Hundreds of hospitals are routinely performing a type of chest scan that experts say should be used rarely, subjecting patients to double doses of radiation and driving up health-care costs.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/06/many_hospitals_overuse_double.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/06/many_hospitals_overuse_double.html News Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:07:44 -0600 Maryland Hospital Performance Evaluation Guide http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/04/maryland_hospital_performance.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/04/maryland_hospital_performance.html State Disclosure Report Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:50:00 -0600 Maryland Hospital Guide This Guide includes measures that compare hospital performance on processes of care quality measures that are designed to prevent infections for patients undergoing surgery and on outcome measures of care.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/04/maryland_hospital_guide.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/04/maryland_hospital_guide.html Document (External) Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:45:41 -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 Maryland Bill Aims to Reduce Deadly Medical Errors http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/maryland_bill_aims_to_reduce_d.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/maryland_bill_aims_to_reduce_d.html Press Release Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:14:40 -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 9 Md. hospitals report higher-than-average rates of complications Patients at one of every five Maryland hospitals suffered higher-than-state-average rates of infections, pneumonia and other complications last year, and most of those medical centers will face a financial penalty as a result, regulators say.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/9_md_hospitals_report_higherth.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/9_md_hospitals_report_higherth.html News Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:51:48 -0600 CDC: 58% drop in central line infections in ICUs http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/cdc_58_drop_in_central_line_in.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/cdc_58_drop_in_central_line_in.html Press Release Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:58:18 -0600 'You can’t kill my mother and get away with it' Article by Marshall Allen after attending Consumers Union's Safe Patient Project 2010 summit.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/01/you_cant_kill_my_mother_and_ge.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/01/you_cant_kill_my_mother_and_ge.html News Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:53:41 -0600 HealthKey: Database details pharmaceutical payments to doctors $6 million went to Maryland medical professionals in 2009-2010

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/10/healthkey_database_details_pha.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/10/healthkey_database_details_pha.html News Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:40:40 -0600 Thousands Die For Want Of A Simple Cure Article about hospital infections in the DC-Maryland-Virginia area. Activist Michael Bennett quoted about the tragic loss of his father due to hospital-acquired infections.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/09/thousands_die_for_want_of_a_si.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/09/thousands_die_for_want_of_a_si.html News Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:04:05 -0600 Maryland Judiciary Case Search Site allows for searches of medical malpractice cases filed in Maryland.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/09/maryland_judiciary_case_search.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/09/maryland_judiciary_case_search.html Document (External) Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:08:05 -0600 Baby is breast-fed by wrong woman at Virginia Hospital Center Hospital mix up in patient identification causes newborn to be breastfed by wrong mom.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/07/baby_is_breastfed_by_wrong_wom.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/07/baby_is_breastfed_by_wrong_wom.html News Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:05:58 -0600