14 hospitals rack up $850k in fines for dangerous errors

California recently fined 14 hospitals a total of $850,000 for a variety of errors that put patients at risk.  Read more

Doc’s drink at dinner affects performance at morning surgeries

Researchers have shown that even a few drinks the night before surgery can have significant impact on a doctor’s performance. Read more

Why do bad doctors go unpunished?

What kind of discipline do doctors face when they commit serious violations of patient safety? In many cases, nothing at all. Read more

Gross! Docs’ use of latex gloves is spreading germs

Attention all germophobes: Latex gloves may actually worsen the hand hygiene of health care workers who wear them. Read more

Court: Hospital can be sued when one patient attacks another

A hospital’s job isn’t just to treat patients and keep them safe anymore — now you have to worry about keeping them safe from each other. Read more

Congress to investigate drug price gouging claims

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland has started the ball rolling for a Congressional investigation into allegations of companies price-gouging hospitals in the wake of nationwide shortages of key drugs.  Read more

Pharmacy refills patient’s meds at 10x dose — for nearly a year

A Phoenix woman suffered crippling esophageal spasms for months after a pharmacy repeatedly filled her medication at 10 times the prescribed dose. Read more

Top 10 U.S. health systems — is yours on the list?

Is your hospital part of the Top 10 health care systems in the U.S.? Read on to find out. Read more

Are 90% of medical errors unreported?

New research indicates medical errors may happen 10 times as often as was once believed. Read more

See no evil, speak no evil: The health risk most providers ignore

Just because a health care provider sees something that could harm a patient doesn’t mean they’ll speak up about it. Read more

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