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.
patient safety advocacy
Video: What do we want? Safe health care!
Medical harm is the third leading cause of death in the US. These Safe Patient Project activists are doing amazing things to change that. Check out our new video!
Categories: C. diff, Doctor Accountability, Hospital Infections/ Superbugs, Medical Errors, MRSA
Tags: Consumers Union, John James, medical harm, patient safety, patient safety advocacy, Patient Safety America, Safe Patient Project
These people are working to make your health care safer
Consumers Union’s Safe Patient Project hosts a national gathering of patient safety activists from across the country to connect face-to-face, share information and strategize on future work together. This year November 11-13, we held our 9th summit in Yonkers, NY, headquarters of Consumer Reports.
Categories: Doctor Accountability, Hip and Knee Replacement, Hospital Infections/ Superbugs, Medical Errors
Tags: consumer advocacy, Consumer Reports, Consumers Union, patient safety, patient safety advocacy, Safe Patient Project Summit
Consumers Union’s “Ending Medical Harm” Conference Brings Awareness and Action
Consumers Union’s Safe Patient Project held an incredible conference on November 6, 2013 at Columbia University’s School of Journalism in NYC that gathered experts, journalists and activists to address the pressing public health threat of medical harm. Our conference, “Ending Medical Harm: Tackling the 3rd leading cause of death in the US,” had approximately 150 Continue Reading
Categories: Doctor Accountability, Hip and Knee Replacement, Hospital Infections/ Superbugs, Medical Errors
Tags: #EndMedHarm, Consumers Union, patient safety, patient safety activism, patient safety advocacy, Safe Patient Project, Safe Patient Summit
