http://www.safepatientproject.org/geography/new_jersey/ 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, 22 Nov 2011 12:22:04 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/11/full_versions_of_all_hospital.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/11/full_versions_of_all_hospital.html State Disclosure Report Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:22:04 -0600 http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/11/nj_2010_hospital_performance_r.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/11/nj_2010_hospital_performance_r.html State Disclosure Report Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:11:58 -0600 http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/11/2010_hospital_performance_repo.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/11/2010_hospital_performance_repo.html State Disclosure Report Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:09:37 -0600 "Half of the 91 licensed and unlicensed surgery centers randomly inspected by the state in 2009 and 2010 did not meet federal health standards, healthcare experts testified Thursday. More than one quarter were cited for 'immediate jeopardy' violations that caused or can cause serious injury to patients, according to an analysis of inspection reports by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute."

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/05/nj_bill_targets_unlicensed_sur.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/05/nj_bill_targets_unlicensed_sur.html News Tue, 31 May 2011 13:23:32 -0600 How to get information on NJ medical doctors, podiatrists and optometrists.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/05/new_jersey_health_care_profile.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/05/new_jersey_health_care_profile.html Document (External) Wed, 04 May 2011 14:28:04 -0600 The Board of Medical Examiners in New Jersey, which is responsible for licensing doctors practicing in the state, said on Tuesday that it had disciplined three orthopedic surgeons because they did not disclose their personal financial interests in the success of an artificial spinal disk they were studying in clinical trials that were used by federal regulators to approve the disk.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/05/board_disciplines_3_doctors.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/05/board_disciplines_3_doctors.html News Tue, 03 May 2011 17:55:49 -0600 New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services information on the issues surrounding quality in ambulatory surgery centers. Info on how to file a complaint about an ambulatory surgical center and how to get a copy of individual inspection reports.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/04/nj_ambulatory_surgery_centers.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/04/nj_ambulatory_surgery_centers.html Document (External) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:07:34 -0600 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 http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/02/new_jersey_health_care_associa.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/02/new_jersey_health_care_associa.html State Disclosure Report Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:53:41 -0600 "New Jersey Deputy Attorney General said recently, of a doctor accused of selling painkillers to patients he had never examined, that he 'is no different than a street-corner drug dealer. He sold drugs to people for money. The only difference is that he did so under cover of his medical practice.'"

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/01/new_jersey_board_keeps_doctors.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/01/new_jersey_board_keeps_doctors.html News Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:26:32 -0600 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 The Food and Drug Administration vowed Thursday to reverse the approval of a patch for injured knees that it granted in 2008 after being pressured by four New Jersey congressmen and its own commissioner. Read the FDA's report here.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/10/fda_says_it_approved_device_in.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/10/fda_says_it_approved_device_in.html News Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:15:57 -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.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/07/why_not_the_best_comparative_r.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/07/why_not_the_best_comparative_r.html Document (External) Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:48:34 -0600 Plans about what the states are supposed to be doing to eliminate hospital acquired infections.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/05/state_plans_to_address_healthc.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/05/state_plans_to_address_healthc.html Document (External) Thu, 27 May 2010 13:35:28 -0600 Link to map that highlights antimicrobial resistance issues at the state level.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/05/antimicrobial_resistance_state.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/05/antimicrobial_resistance_state.html Document (External) Thu, 13 May 2010 17:12:19 -0600