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.
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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.
Categories: Hospital Acquired Infections, MRSA
Tags: CDC, HHS, ICU, medicare part d, patient safety activists, Patient Safety Day, public reporting
Beware of Scary Superbugs in Your Hospital
It only takes three things for a hospital superbug to infect a patient. Should you be concerned?
Categories: MRSA
Tags: C. diff, CDC, medicare part d
A Shot In The Dark: Not Enough California Healthcare Workers are Getting Flu Shots
It’s the start of flu season and you might be worried about the spread of germs. We’re worried too. Consumers Union’s Safe Patient Project released a report today that found nearly half of all hospital workers in California didn’t get flu shots during the 2008-2009 flu season.
Categories: Hospital Acquired Infections
Tags: medicare part d, public reporting
MRSA Study Indicates Good News But Far Too Many Patients Suffering
Last week’s good news of a decline in serious MRSA health care-acquired infections, is a victory for patient safety, but we still have a long way to go to eliminate this very preventable crisis.
Categories: Hospital Acquired Infections, MRSA
Tags: CDC, ICU, medicare part d, public reporting, surgical site infection, VA, veterans, VRE
Victory for patients! Public reporting of certain infections will go nationwide
Soon it will be easier for you to find out how well your hospital prevents certain infections. As part of the new health care reform law, the Department of Health and Human Services will require hospitals to publicly disclose several types of dangerous hospital infections.
Categories: Hospital Acquired Infections, MRSA
Tags: C. diff, HHS, ICU, medicare part d, public reporting, surgical site infection
A Lifesaving Safety Program Your Hospital Should Follow
An innovative “checklist” to reduce central line bloodstream infections in intensive care units has had incredible success in hospitals where it’s been adopted.
Categories: Hospital Acquired Infections
Tags: CLABSI, ICU, medicare part d, Patient Safety Day
Septicemia Statistics and the Need for Death Certificate Reform
Guest blog by Lori Nerbonne of NH Patient Voices–Death certificates are the primary source of important vital statistics in our country – yet too many certificates fail to tell the whole story.
Categories: Hospital Acquired Infections, MRSA
Tags: CDC, medicare part d, Septicemia, surgical error, surgical site infection
California Moving Too Slow On Patient Safety Progress
Since 2006, California lawmakers have passed laws to improve patient safety, yet the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has been moving at turtle speed to enforce these laws.
Categories: Doctor Accountability, Hospital Acquired Infections, Medical Errors, MRSA
Tags: CDC, flu, medicare part d
California Pharmacy Board Should Support Safer Medication Labels
Guest blog post written by Syed Sayeed, Policy Analyst at Consumers Union’s West Coast Office. CU is calling on California residents to submit comments to the Pharmacy Board by March 10th, in support of requiring all pharmacies to print important label information in at least a 12-point font size.
Categories: Medical Devices & Drugs
Tags: C. diff, CDC, ICU, medicare part d, medication labels, Pharma
CDC Endorses Public Reporting of Hospital Infections
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a very clear statement today on public reporting of infection rates, prompted by the Consumer Reports article “Deadly Infections” – a real step forward!
Categories: Hospital Acquired Infections
Tags: CDC, medicare part d, Patient Safety Day, public reporting
