Hospitals are issued a call to arms on patient safety

Drug Topics;  May 20, 2002 ;     700+ words ......each year due to medical errors; 8.1 million...medical error; medical errors cost the healthcare...the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF...devoted solely to patient safety. As such, it...regulators to further patient safety. NPSF's ...

Patient Safety Organization 'Management Prescriptives, Inc.' Changes Its...

PR Newswire;  February 2, 2000 ;     510 words ......hospitals improve patient safety, and in turn...associated with medical errors. Cost restrictions...National Patient Safety Benchmarking...over 250,000 medical errors reported by...the largest patient safety and medical...industry. -- Patient ...

Hospital patient safety improves, study says. (Focus: Eldercare).

Westchester County Business Journal;  November 25, 2002 ;     393 words ......contributes to medical errors, 90 percent...of hospital patient safety experts said...addressing patient safety the best within...dealing with patient safety and medical errors. Patient safety leaders and...solutions to the patient ...

HHS gives $50 million for patient safety

Pharmaceutical Representative;  December 1, 2001 ;     448 words ......projects to reduce medical errors and improve patient safety. The initiative...000 to 98,000 patient deaths related to medical errors each year. The...of improved patient safety for all Americans...the causes of medical errors and develop...how to ...

BARTON: DESPITE PROGRESS, MORE ACTION NEEDED TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY

Capitol Hill Press Releases;  June 9, 2005 ;     467 words ......topic of patient safety and quality...a result medical errors. The great...problem of patient safety and medical errors. "The challenge...out in our patient safety legislation...preventable medical errors. "Thank you...

CLINTON-GORE ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES NEW ACTIONS TO IMPROVE PATIENT...

Regulatory Intelligence Data;  February 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ......to improve patient safety. PREVENTABLE MEDICAL ERRORS: A NATIONAL...research on medical errors reduction...Improvement and Patient Safety. The Center...promotes patient safety. Within one...help prevent medical errors caused by...

HHS Announces $50 Million Investment to Improve Patient Safety.

PR Newswire;  October 11, 2001 ;     700+ words ......to reduce medical errors and improve patient safety. The initiative...said. This patient safety portfolio...problem of medical errors and what to...to reduce medical errors, improve patient safety, and improve...

HHS Announces $50M Investment to Improve Patient Safety

U.S. Newswire;  October 11, 2001 ;     700+ words ......to reduce medical errors and improve patient safety. The initiative...said. "This patient safety portfolio...problem of medical errors and what to...to reduce medical errors, improve patient safety, and improve...

JEFFORDS' PATIENT SAFETY BILL PASSES SENATE

Capitol Hill Press Releases;  July 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Summary of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement...reporting of medical errors to promote the...Reporting to Patient Safety Organizations...opportunity to report medical errors, incidents of...Providers Can Share Patient Safety Information...report ...

BEFORE RECESSING, SENATE PASSES JEFFORDS' PATIENT SAFETY BILL

Capitol Hill Press Releases;  July 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Summary of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement...reporting of medical errors to promote the...Reporting to Patient Safety Organizations...opportunity to report medical errors, incidents of...Providers Can Share Patient Safety Information...report ...

Poll Shows Hospitals Making Effort to Improve Patient Safety; Complete...

PR Newswire;  October 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ......contributes to medical errors, 90 percent...of hospital patient safety experts said...to improve patient safety. More than...addressing patient safety the best within...dealing with patient safety and medical errors. Patient ...

White House Fact Sheet: Clinton-Gore Administration Announces New Actions...

U.S. Newswire;  February 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ......TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY AND ASSURE...Preventable Medical Errors By 50 Percent...to improve patient safety. PREVENTABLE MEDICAL ERRORS: A NATIONAL...research on medical errors reduction...Improvement and Patient Safety. The Center...

Office of the Press Secretary -- Clinton-Gore administration announces new...

M2 Presswire;  February 23, 2000 ;     700+ words ......to improve patient safety and assure...preventable medical errors By 50 percent...to improve patient safety. PREVENTABLE MEDICAL ERRORS: A NATIONAL...research on medical errors reduction...Improvement and Patient Safety. The Center...

Development and Evaluation of a Required Patient Safety Course

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education;  May 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......to improve patient safety. Conclusion...concepts of patient safety. Keywords: patient safety, medication errors, medical errors INTRODUCTION...system over patient safety; second, to...preventable medical errors into practice...improving ...

PUSH FOR PATIENT SAFETY HONORS WRITER

The Boston Globe;  January 12, 2004 ;     547 words ......to reducing medical errors. The long-planned...to coordinate patient safety efforts by state...extensively on patient safety. In conjunction...providers over medical errors, according to...the rate of medical errors down and make...country for ...