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 Day
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
Tuesday 6/7: Join a live web chat with Safe Patient Project
Join the Chicago Tribune for a live web chat at noon CT (1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT) on Tuesday, June 7, to chat about hospital safety with Tribune reporter Judy Graham, and panelists Empowered Patient Coalition’s Dr. Julia Hallisy and Consumers Union’s Safe Patient Project Director Lisa McGiffert.
Categories: Hospital Acquired Infections, Medical Errors
Tags: Patient Safety Day
Recall Announcement Affects Consumers Union Employee
Medical recalls can indicate potential risk of serious injury or death to patients, but they often go unnoticed.
Categories: Medical Devices & Drugs
Tags: C. diff, CDC, FDA, medical device, Patient Safety Day, recall, video
If you’re in the San Diego area tomorrow, meet us at the Empowered Patient training
On Saturday, October 9, the Empowered Patient Coalition along with Consumers Union’s Safe Patient Project and AARP California will be holding a special training in San Diego for patients and caregivers on how to stay safe in the hospital.
Categories: Doctor Accountability, Hospital Acquired Infections, Medical Errors
Tags: Patient Safety Day
Patient safety activists hold “conversation” with CDC
On June 16, Consumers Union’s Safe Patient Project and 11 patient safety advocates from 10 states attended the first “Consumer Conversation on Healthcare-Associated Infections” at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.
Categories: Hospital Acquired Infections, MRSA
Tags: C. diff, CDC, patient safety activists, Patient Safety Day, public reporting, surgical site infection
Let’s talk about labels
A bill in California (SB 1390) would create a minimum of 12-point font for the most crucial information on medication labels and would require translation of medication label information into commonly used non-English languages.
Categories: Medical Devices & Drugs
Tags: C. diff, ICU, medication labels, Patient Safety Day, Pharma
Numerators
Guest blog post from Kerry O’Connell of Conifer, Colorado. Kerry is a member of the Colorado Health Facility Acquired Infections Advisory Committee. A committed patient safety advocate, he calls for restoring empathy and compassion in health care.
Categories: Hospital Acquired Infections
Tags: CDC, Patient Safety Day
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
U.S. Congressman dies following surgical error, infection
Our leaders in Congress experience medical harm, too. On Monday, Politico reported that Pennsylvania U.S. Congressman John Murtha had died as a result of complications from recent gallbladder removal surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital.
Categories: Hospital Acquired Infections, Medical Errors
Tags: HHS, Medicare, Patient Safety Day, surgical error, surgical site infection
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
