Safe Patient Project: Massachusetts

Patient Safety Advocates Start New England Watchdog Group

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:10:42 -0600

New England patient safety activists form New England Voices For Error Reduction (NEVER), a group that aims to work regionally for safe health care.

Jury finds Beth Israel at fault in baby death

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:33:36 -0600

Unsafe hospital staffing levels on the weekend contributed to baby's death.

MGH faces suit over drug error that killed woman

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:32:26 -0600

Massachusetts woman dies from drug overdose in the hospital. The hospital staff gave her a large dosage of blood thinner which resulted in internal bleeding and ultimately death.

Drugs and Medical Device errors

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:51:26 -0600

Doctor suspended after liquor store crash

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:36:33 -0600

A Barrington doctor who police say plowed his car through the doors of a Massachusetts liquor store has had his medical license suspended.

Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:24:46 -0600

This page provides information relating to the Massachusetts Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct (PCOC) regulation. Reports on drug and medical device industry gifts to physicians.

'You can’t kill my mother and get away with it'

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:53:41 -0600

Article by Marshall Allen after attending Consumers Union's Safe Patient Project 2010 summit.

Disciplined Docs Practice Freely In State

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:53:06 -0600

A C-HIT review found that Connecticut often takes no action against doctors who are disciplined in nearby Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York, in contrast to medical boards in those other states, which are quick to impose their own reciprocal sanctions after Connecticut takes disciplinary action.

Superbugs call for super changes in drug-sale rules

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:52:07 -0600

Boston Globe editorial on stopping the overuse of antibiotics to help in the fight against resistant infections.

DPH Posts Pharma and Device Payment Data

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:41:27 -0600

Today, the MA Department of Public Health released the eagerly-anticipated data containing payments made to Massachusetts prescribers by drug and device companies searchable by provider name, company name, or payment category.

Surgery error leads doc to public mea culpa

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:37:41 -0600

Surgeon goes public with his operation mistake.

Beware of Scary Superbugs in Your Hospital

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:41:10 -0600

It only takes three things for a hospital superbug to infect a patient. Should you be concerned?

October 1: Landmark Date for Bringing Patient and Family Voices to Health Care

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:44:12 -0600

Tomorrow is the state-mandated deadline for all hospitals in Massachusetts to have Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PFACs) up and running. You can visit Health Care for All's PFAC page to learn more and see a list of all MA hospitals with links to those with information about their PFACs on the hospital’s website.

2009 Patient Experiences in Primary Care

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:53:01 -0600

In Massachusetts you can look up information about patients' experiences at their doctor’s offices.

Massachusetts Gift Ban For Doctors Remains Intact

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:24:50 -0600

"An effort in Massachusetts to repeal a controversial law that prohibits drugmakers from giving gifts and meals to doctors and other healthcare professional has apparently ended."