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adverse events
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Dentist under investigation after sedated child dies
A Hawaiian pre-schooler died after lapsing into a coma in a dentist’s chair. Now state authorities are investigating her dentist, according…
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OIG: While adverse events are common, records of them aren’t
To draw attention to its ongoing monitoring of the incidence of adverse events in US hospitals and the accurate reporting…
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Spotlight on health care quality, measures
The April issue of Health Affairs focuses on the quality of health care in the United States. Some highlights of…
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After 8 years, Quebec’s adverse event reporting law remains unenforceable
The Montreal Gazette‘s Charlie Fidelman has assembled a round-up of what has, and hasn’t, happened in the eight years since…
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Initiatives not improving patient safety; poor implementation to blame
A large-scale study that followed mistakes in health care delivery at 10 North Carolina hospitals from 2002 to 2007 found…
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Identical tubing demonstrates FDA’s inaction
In The New York Times, Gardiner Harris outlines the problem of medical tubing that looks very similar – leading to…
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Report looks at disclosure of adverse events
Adverse events that harm patients are publicly reported unevenly, according to a report from the inspector general for the Department…