Drive to improve patient safety
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The government announces proposals to improve patient safety as a study finds current safeguards are failing.
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WASHINGTON The World Health Organization says one in ten hospital patients are victims of sometimes fatal medical mistakes that could have been prevented.
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A new website is being launched in an attempt to strengthen patient choice.
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Â· Government failed to follow up patients at riskÂ· Danger of wider infection a 'serious problem'
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After two highly publicized incidents questioning the safety of some of the biggest selling prescription medicines, the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday it is moving to strengthen its safety monitoring efforts.
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Nearly 5 million hospital admissions  might have been prevented in 2000 if patients had received high  quality primary and preventive care, according to a government  report issued on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON Oct 27, 2004 - Citing statistics that one in 10 hospital patients are victims of preventable medical mistakes, the World Health Organization on Wednesday announced an initiative to create a &quot;culture of safety&quot; in health care.
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Patients aren't the only ones harmed by medical errors, according to a survey released Wednesday that found many doctors who make mistakes &#151; and even those who come close &#151; suffer stress, sleep problems and loss of confidence.
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Better planning and more consultation needed The Electronic Patient Record project needs better planning, more consultation and a new timetable, say MPs.â¦
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Computer systems designed to prevent medication errors in hospitals can actually contribute to mistakes, according to a new report.
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Requiring doctors and hospitals to report publicly on their performance and tying their pay to the results would dramatically reduce avoidable deaths and costs attributable to poor medical care, says a new report from an organization that works to improve
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Dentists develop a safer alternative sedation procedure to potentially risky general anaesthetic.
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The Consumers Union is calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement measures to improve prescription drug safety and transparency.
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Nearly 70 percent of Massachusetts hospitals have failed to install special computer systems for ordering drugs for patients, mostly because they carry big price tags. But a new report from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative says the state's hospitals would end up saving money if they install these sophisticated systems to reduce medical errors.
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How to benefit from increased spending on preventative medicine.
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Nov, 17, 2004 - A third of Americans say that they or a family member have experienced a preventable medical mistake and that many of those mistakes resulted in severe pain, disability, and sometimes death.
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Acting FDA commissioner, Dr. Lester Crawford, says he is satisfied that these additional activities will strengthen the FDA&#39;s program to greater ensure the safety of medical products that are making a major contribution to the health and quality of life