Safe Patient Project: Wisconsin

Wisconsin hospital may have infected thousands of patients

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:30:19 -0600

One of the nation's largest integrated care systems may have put thousands of patients at risk of getting dangerous bloodborne infections including hepatitis and HIV over a five-year period.

Drugs and Medical Device errors

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

St. Luke's review finds almost 30% echocardiograms are misread

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:45:16 -0600

Nearly 30% of diagnostic echocardiograms done at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center were misread by insufficiently trained cardiologists, resulting in more invasive, unnecessary procedures, according to an internal review done at the Milwaukee hospital.

Aurora fires Milwaukee heart doctor

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:32:32 -0600

Milwaukee heart doctor fired without explanation, possibly due to revealing that doctors at a hospital were misreading a substantial number of diagnostic echocardiograms.

'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.

Hospital Accused Of Putting Patients At Risk To Cut Costs

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:32:34 -0600

Patients in Wisconsin speak out after suffering hospital acquired infections.

Hospital Accused Of Putting Patients At Risk To Cut Costs

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:30:36 -0600

5 Lawsuits Filed Against Columbia St. Mary's in Milwaukee.

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.

Doctors' role in drug studies criticized

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:55:59 -0600

Drug company funded medical studies often skew the truth about drugs, putting patient safety at risk.

State Plans to Address Healthcare-Associated Infections

Thu, 27 May 2010 13:35:28 -0600

Plans about what the states are supposed to be doing to eliminate hospital acquired infections.

Antimicrobial Resistance State Fact Sheets Map

Thu, 13 May 2010 17:12:19 -0600

Link to map that highlights antimicrobial resistance issues at the state level.

Medical Error Survey for Patients

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:16:20 -0600

This survey was created for patients who have experienced medical harm, their loved ones and their advocates. This survey was created by the Empowered Patient Coalition and we have jointly published this survey on our websites. This survey is designed to answer questions that are important to patients. This is a way for patients to report their experience as they have lived it, and to know that their report will be counted.The Empowered Patient Coalition will be entering the events annonymously on a map so you can see your error and others in your state by clciking on the map.

Doctor/Medical Staff Accountability

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:37:50 -0600

Patients who were harmed by a doctor or other medical staff.

Medical Error

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:18:16 -0600

Wrong surgery, wrong patient or wrong body part

Medication Error

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:18:58 -0600

Wrong drug, wrong dosage, side effects or drug interactions