Safe Patient Project: North Carolina http://www.safepatientproject.org/geography/north_carolina/ 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 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:36:14 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Study faults care at Fayetteville dialysis clinics Infection control and other patient safety recurring failures documented at three Fayetteville dialysis clinics.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/09/study_faults_care_at_fayettevi.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/09/study_faults_care_at_fayettevi.html News Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:36:14 -0600 HHS Announces National Campaign to Improve Patient Safety http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/04/hhs_announces_national_campaig.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/04/hhs_announces_national_campaig.html Press Release Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:34:05 -0600 Consumer Reports Poll Finds High Levels of Concern About Medical Harm & Support For Public Ratings on Hospital Safety http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/consumer_reports_poll_finds_hi.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/03/consumer_reports_poll_finds_hi.html Press Release Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:39:49 -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 Study: Medical Errors in NC Indicative of Nationwide Problem It's not getting any better when it comes to reducing the rate of medical errors occurring in North Carolina, according to a recent study published in the "New England Journal of Medicine."

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/02/study_medical_errors_in_nc_ind.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/02/study_medical_errors_in_nc_ind.html News Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:26:27 -0600 Hawaii Bill Aims to Reduce Deadly Medical Errors http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/02/hawaii_bill_aims_to_reduce_dea.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/02/hawaii_bill_aims_to_reduce_dea.html Press Release Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:17:11 -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 '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 Study finds room for improvement on NC patient safety A six-year study at 10 North Carolina hospitals showed no decline in so-called patient “harms,” which included medical errors and unavoidable mistakes.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/12/study_finds_room_for_improveme.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/12/study_finds_room_for_improveme.html News Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:02:36 -0600 Study Finds No Progress in Safety at Hospitals A new study conducted from 2002 to 2007 in 10 North Carolina hospitals, found that harm to patients was common and that the number of incidents did not decrease over time. The most common problems were complications from procedures or drugs and hospital-acquired infections. Click here to view the study.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/11/study_finds_no_progress_in_saf.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/11/study_finds_no_progress_in_saf.html News Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:32:58 -0600 'Super bug' that's resistant to antibiotics threatens hospital patients "A recent study found 25 percent more C. diff than MRSA in 28 community hospitals in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia."

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/08/super_bug_thats_resistant_to_a.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/08/super_bug_thats_resistant_to_a.html News Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:20:27 -0600 Why Not The Best? Comparative Reports on Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections 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 State Plans to Address Healthcare-Associated Infections Plans about what the states are supposed to be doing to eliminate hospital acquired infections.

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