Sunday, September 23, 2012

Reporting Medical Mistakes: A New Pilot Project

Article:  New System for Patients to Report Medical Mistakes.  National  New York Times  Sunday September 23, 2012

Key Ideas:  The Obama Administration is considering a pilot project to facilitate reporting of medical mistakes and unsafe practices by doctors, hospitals, pharmacists and others who provide treatment.  Patients could have potentially useful information on drug mix-ups, surgery on the wrong body part, radiation overdoses and myriad other problems causing injuries, infections and tens of thousands of deaths each year.  The results of this proposed survey would be analyzed by the RAND Corporation and ECRI Institute.

Up to one-fourth of patients experience "adverse events" associated with their care.  Hospital organizations have indicated that they are receptive to the idea

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