News Articles In Hospital Deaths from Medical Errors at 195,000 per Year USA Medication Errors Injure 1.5 Million People Annually (IOM-Nat'l Academies, July '06) Q: What Scares Doctors? A: Being the Patient (TIME.com, May 1, 2006) When Doctors Say, "We're Sorry"(TIME.com) 10 ways to avoid outrageous hospital overcharges (MSN Money) AARP - Fatal Mistakes (November 2004) Dangers of Mixing Medications Eight herbal medications pose potential dangers in surgical patients - Discontinuation Before Surgery Needed Talking to Your Doctor-Medical Tests Washington Monthly - Malpractice Makes Perfect Program Coaxes Hospitals to See Treatments Under Their Noses (NY Times, 12/25/04)
Helpful Links Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ahrq.gov/qual/errback.htm American Iatrogenic Association Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center for Drug Safety Center for Justice & Democracy Center for Medical Consumers DiagKNOWsis Drug Interactions FamilyDoctor.org - Health Information for the Whole Family Federation of State Medical Boards Food and Drug Administration Government Guide Health Care Choices HealthGrades HealthNewsReview.org Institute for Family-Centered Care Institute for Healthcare Improvement IHI Institute for Safe Medication Practices Joint Commission Lab Tests Online Leapfrog Group for Patient Safety Mayo Clinic - Medical Information and Tools for Healthy Living Medline Plus Health Information MedQIC - Medicare Quality Improvement Community National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) National Center for Patient Safety National Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Home Reform National EmpowermenCenter National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) National Patient Safety Foundation National Quality Forum - NQF Opensecrets.org Patient Safety Institute Public Records Data Base Radiology Info Safetyleaders.org sorryworks.net WebMD - Better Information. Better Health. World Health Organization
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