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Article: Dana-Farber puts focus on mistakes in overdoses
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- October 31, 1995
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Two investigations commissioned by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
have shed new light on the causes of two chemotherapy overdoses that
occurred there nearly a year ago and on the staff's failure to
discover the errors for 10 weeks afterward.
Dana-Farber officials yesterday released a six-page summary of the
two probes, which reportedly total 65 pages. They also announced
that a national quality-monitoring agency has restored the
beleaguered cancer center's full accreditation following a recent
reinspection.
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
had put Dana-Farber on probation last spring in the wake of the
overdoses, following a surprise inspection that found ...