Safe Patient Project: South Carolina http://www.safepatientproject.org/geography/south_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 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:25:41 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Consumer voices to be heard at national hospital infection meeting Meet the eleven consumer advocates who will be attending a U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)hospital infection meeting this week.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/09/consumer_voices_to_be_heard_at.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/09/consumer_voices_to_be_heard_at.html Blog Post Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:25:41 -0600 21 dialysis clinics in S.C., including 1 in Moncks Corner, listed as having alarmingly high death rates South Carolina dialysis patient, Tony Simmons, speaks out against the poor conditions he's observed and errors he's experienced, at a SC dialysis clinic. 19 percent of SC clinics had a "worse than expected" mortality rate, appearing more frequently than in neighboring states.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/05/21_dialysis_clinics_in_sc_incl.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/05/21_dialysis_clinics_in_sc_incl.html News Mon, 09 May 2011 11:52:49 -0600 South Carolina Hospitals Roll Out Checklists to Reduce Medical Errors South Carolina hospitals are scheduled to start rolling out operating room surgical safety checklists, aimed at reducing the number of surgical errors that occur every year, according to a Greenville Online news report.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/05/south_carolina_hospitals_roll.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/05/south_carolina_hospitals_roll.html News Tue, 03 May 2011 17:52:17 -0600 2010 SC Hospital Acquired Infections Public Reports http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/04/2010_sc_hospital_acquired_infe.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/04/2010_sc_hospital_acquired_infe.html State Disclosure Report Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:32:21 -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 Hospitals, senior citizens to see health care changes in new year The new health care reform law supports hospital infection reporting efforts in South Carolina.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/01/hospitals_senior_citizens_to_s.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2011/01/hospitals_senior_citizens_to_s.html News Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:07:47 -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 South Carolina hospice doc never met a patient who wasn't terminal, yet profitable South Carolina hospice doc never met a patient who wasn't terminal, yet profitable

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/11/south_carolina_hospice_doc_nev.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/11/south_carolina_hospice_doc_nev.html News Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:14:09 -0600 Propriety of doctors' paid talks questioned The pharmaceutical industry funneled nearly $3 million to South Carolina doctors in 18 months, based on data compiled by ProPublica.


]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/11/propriety_of_doctors_paid_talk.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/11/propriety_of_doctors_paid_talk.html News Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:38:32 -0600 SC: 2010 Interim Individual Hospital HAI Reports http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/10/sc_2010_interim_individual_hos.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/10/sc_2010_interim_individual_hos.html State Disclosure Report Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:43:08 -0600 SC coroners investigate deaths from medical errors A new SC law requires county coroners or medical examiners to be notified if a patient dies within 24 hours after being admitted to a hospital and within 24 hours following an invasive surgical procedure.

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/10/sc_coroners_investigate_deaths.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/10/sc_coroners_investigate_deaths.html News Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:20:34 -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 Public Reporting of Hospital Infection Rates Will Save Lives & Dollars Patient Safety Groups Support Efforts Under Health Care Reform to Disclose Infection Rates and Tie Payments to Performance

]]> http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/06/public_reporting_of_hospital_i.html http://www.safepatientproject.org/2010/06/public_reporting_of_hospital_i.html Press Release Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:10:21 -0600 State Plans to Address Healthcare-Associated Infections 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