Hospital 'fines' for patient harm
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Hospitals should be fined if they harm patients, the government's chief medical officer has proposed.
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A scheme which piloted on-the-spot fines for drunks who abuse hospital staff is hailed a success.
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Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle is admitting that a mistake during an operation cost an Everett woman her life. Doctor Robert Caplan, physician leader for patient safety at Virginia Mason, tells KING
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NEW YORK  - A substantial number of  "adverse events" -- many of which could have been prevented --  affect children in hospitals each year, according to a new  study.
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Manufacturer promises to refund NHS the cost of bone cancer treatment in cases where it does not help.
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The NHS is facing Â£4.5bn in compensation claims over alleged errors by midwives and doctors.
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It's a new way to push for patient safety: Don't pay hospitals when they commit certain errors. Medicare will start hitting hospitals where it hurts in October, and other insurers are hot on the trail
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The BBC has learnt of serious incidents at a major Welsh hospital, with worries about patient safety.
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More must be done to ensure patients do not stay in hospital longer than needed, a report finds.
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Idea that hospitals should be fined for every patient who contracts a superbug nothing new, says Labour
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Medicare is going to stop paying for treatment related to preventable hospital errors.
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Patients needing emergency NHS treatment after becoming drunk or incapacitated by drugs would be charged under proposals yesterday from Norman Lamb, the Liberal Democrat health spokesman.
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British Medical Association says patients should be spared 'unnecessary' attempts to revive them.
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Several of the largest health care providers in the county have sued the Sheriff&#39;s Department, claiming they have been shortchanged by at least $1.2 million over the past 15 months for medical care given to sick jail inmates.
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A hospital group is trying a radically new method to avoid costly mistakes, charging a flat fee that includes follow-up care.
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Hospitals are being told to standardise patients' wristbands to cut out errors in care.
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The Food and Drug Administration has fined the Red Cross an additional $4.6 million for the distribution of "unsuitable blood products," bringing penalties against the organization to more than $19 million in recent years