List date(s) this work was published or aired.
26-Apr-12
Provide a brief synopsis of the story or stories, including any significant findings.
Story showed that a hospital that had a patient die when he was accidentally overdosed by hospital staff continued to have problems with overdoses.
Explain types of documents, data or Internet resources used. Were FOI or public records act requests required? How did this affect the work?
I used hospital inspection reports. No FOIA was required.
Explain types of human sources used.
Hospital officials
Results:
There haven’t been any reports of overdoses since the story was published.
Follow-up (if any). Have you run a correction or clarification on the report or has anyone come forward to challenge its accuracy? If so, please explain.
No follow-ups
Advice to other journalists planning a similar story or project.
Hospital inspection reports in Pennsylvania are available online. There is no shortcut to finding which ones have important information. You have to make reading them one-by-one a weekly priority.