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The Fate of Senate Hearings on Patient Safety-What Now?

On July 17, 2014, the US Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health…

Hospital Surgical and Medication Errors Climb According to New Report

2013 was not a good year for Connecticut hospitals in terms of…

More Than 500 Veterans Have Died Due to Medical Errors in VA Hospitals

From 2010 until 2014, 526 military veterans have died as a result…

Three of NH’s Larger Hospitals to Be Penalized for Hospital Acquired Errors

Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Lebanon and Eliot Hospital and Catholic…

More Than 700 Hospitals Will Be Penalized for Hospital-Acquired Conditions

As part of the Affordable Care Act, The Hospital-Acquired Condition…

Medical Malpractice Trial Underway in Premature Birth Case

A medical malpractice trial that may extend into mid-January…

How Medication Errors Are Handled in the United States

Have you ever wondered who is responsible for keeping tabs on…

Northwestern Study Finds Restricting Surgical Residents’ Hours Doesn’t Improve Quality of Care

When restrictions were imposed upon the number of hours surgical…

More on Harvard Health Study

The recent poll conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health…