Safe Patient Project: Minnesota

The Money Trail: Erik Paulsen gets financial jolt from medical tech industry

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:16:27 -0600

"As co-chair of the House Medical Technology Caucus, U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen has battled for the medical devices industry since he took office in 2009. Industry Political Action Committees (PACs) and executives have responded to his advocacy with a deluge of campaign donations, helping to make Paulsen the lead fundraiser in Minnesota’s House delegation."

Duluth reporters use malpractice database to track doc’s settlements

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:02:19 -0600

Two reporters use the National Practitioner Data Bank, a federal database that tracks malpractice cases, to find settlement amounts for medical lawsuits.

Oversight of doctors fails to alert consumers to those who have been disciplined

Tue, 31 May 2011 13:56:53 -0600

Investigative reporting on problem doctors who slip under the public radar.

In Texas, former Duluth surgeon may be sanction-free

Tue, 31 May 2011 11:53:16 -0600

Doctor who was disciplined in Minnesota for allegedly harming patients doesn't have to comply with MN sanctions in order to keep practicing medicine in another state.

Drugs and Medical Device errors

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

Dan Markingson's mother blasts U of M vice president's suicide comments

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:08:18 -0600

Mother enters a heated debate on how the University of Minnesota should handle controversy surrounding the 2004 suicide of her son, Dan Markingson. Dan was involved in a drug study at the U of M.

Testimony of Consumers Union on Public Reporting of Medical Harm in MD

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:53:58 -0600

Testimony of Consumers Union on Public Reporting of Medical Harm in HI

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:43:29 -0600

Abbott nurse accused of stealing painkiller

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:58:35 -0600

A Minneapolis nurse charged with stealing pain medicine from an ailing patient.

Medication errors rise sharply at Minnesota hospitals

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:13:40 -0600

Annual statewide report shows spike in medication errors during previous year.

Minnesota Medical Mistake Report Released

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:47:10 -0600

"While mistakes in the state are still considered rare, officials were hoping for an improvement in the numbers -- and say "holding steady" is not good enough."

'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.

U. of Minnesota profs demand investigation of drug trial death

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:08:22 -0600

A group of University of Minnesota professors want the board of regents to investigate the suicide of a patient enrolled in a university-run drug study.

Heavy patient falls off operating room table — later dies

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:38:28 -0600

A 300-pound sedated patient who was awaiting a routine procedure fell off an operating table and later died. Accidents like these should be prevented before it's too late.

Why Not The Best? Comparative Reports on Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:48:34 -0600

Users of WhyNotTheBest.org can now search for and compare data for nearly 1,000 hospitals on the incidence of central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs)—one of the most lethal hospital-acquired complications. The data show wide variation in CLABSI incidence, in spite of strong evidence on how to prevent them. The updated data is made possible through a partnership among The Commonwealth Fund, The Leapfrog Group, and Consumers Union.