A 1999 Public Health Report
*
from the Department of Health and Human Services estimated that
medical errors could result in as many as 180,000 deaths per year in
the United States.
* 1999 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
Public Health Reports
Public Health Rep 1999;
114: 302-317 July / August, 1999
The 1999 Public Health Report receieved widespread attention in the press. The following list is a sampling of the headlines that followed this report, along with several headlines that followed earlier studies of medical errors:
Modern Healthcare
April 22, 2002, Monday
And the winner is...; Patient-safety awards abound, but do they represent
real progress in the fight against medical errors, or are they just for
show?
AORN Journal
April 1, 2002
Reporting medical errors and adverse events; Research Corner.
Dermatology Nursing February 1, 2002
Iatrogenic illness: a primer for nurses; Professional Practice.
The Boston Globe January 27, 2002, Sunday ,THIRD EDITION
3 DOCTORS ARE WARNED BY BOARD
PR Newswire January 17, 2002, Thursday
New Hospital Patient Safety Information Gives Consumers the Power To
Make More Informed Health Care Choices;
Leapfrog Group Unveils First Results of Unique Survey: Initial Focus
on Six Regions including Atlanta, California, East Tennessee, Minnesota,
St Louis, and Seattle-Tacoma-Everett
ASAP 2002 Association of Operating Room Nurses, Inc.
AORN Journal
January 1, 2002
Patient safety in surgical settings: what do we know? Research Corner;
Statistical Data Included
Albuquerque Journal December 17, 2001 Monday
Hospitals Strive To Reduce Errors
Albuquerque Journal December 16, 2001 Sunday
fatal Flaws
The Washington Post 12, 2001, Wednesday, Final Edition
Building an Electronic Network of Care; Group Seeks to Cut Medical
Errors by Sharing Information While Guarding Privacy
All Rights Reserved The Baltimore Sun
December 2, 2001 Sunday FINAL EDITION
Disciplining of physicians under review;
Maryland legislators to begin hearings on reforming system;
'Dramatic changes' needed;
Some see involving doctors' group as conflict of interest
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Chest
December 1, 2001
Infection control in the ICU *; critical care reviews.
The Boston Herald October 30, 2001 Tuesday ALL EDITIONS
State awarded $ 4.5m to fight medical errors
Medical Post
October 2, 2001
National effort will champion patient safety: reducing medical errors
a key focus of committee
Medical Post
October 2, 2001
National effort will champion patient safety: reducing medical errors
a key focus of committee (Record in progress)
ASAP 2001 American Diabetes Association
Clinical Diabetes
September 22, 2001
Improving patient safety in diabetes care: the importance of reducing
medical errors; Commentary.
ASAP 2001 American Society of Law & Medicine, Inc.
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
September 22, 2001
Slouching toward managed care liability: reflections on doctrinal boundaries,
paradigm shifts, and incremental reform.
ASAP 2001 American Society of Law & Medicine, Inc.
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
September 22, 2001
Managing care in the new era of "systems-think": the implications for
managed care organizational liability and patient safety.
ASAP 2001 American Society of Law & Medicine, Inc.
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
September 22, 2001
Quality control, enterprise liability, and disintermediation in managed
care.
ASAP 2001 American Society of Law & Medicine, Inc.
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
September 22, 2001
The adverse event of unaddressed medical error: identifying and filling
the holes in the health-care and legal systems.
ASAP 2001 American Society of Law & Medicine, Inc.
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
September 22, 2001
Paths to reducing medical injury: professional liability and discipline
vs. patient safety -- and the need for a third way.
Los Angeles Times September 17, 2001 Monday Home Edition
Health Matters;
Medical System's Failures Can Cause a Deadly Mistake
Business Insurance August 6, 2001, Monday
Study contradicts medical mistakes death figure
Modern Healthcare July 30, 2001, Monday
Keeping the emphasis on safety; IOM statistics on number of medical
errors 'misleading,' JAMA report says
American Health Line July 25, 2001
MEDICAL ERRORS: JAMA STUDY REFUTES IOM REPORT ESTIMATES
The Boston Globe July 25, 2001, Wednesday ,THIRD EDITION
STUDY REVISITS MEDICAL ERROR DEATHS NUMBER OF MISTAKES MAY BE OVERESTIMATED,
RESEARCHERS SUGGEST
The Charleston Gazette July 25, 2001, Wednesday
Impact of medical mistakes may have been exaggerated Deadly errors
still a safety concern
The Washington Post July 25, 2001, Wednesday, Final Edition
FINDINGS
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The Hastings Center Report
July 1, 2001
Margin of Error: The Ethics of Mistakes in the Practice of Medicine;
Review
ASAP 2001 Jannetti Publications, Inc.
Nursing Economics
July 1, 2001
Patient Safety: Is it Really a Problem?
ASAP 2001 Jannetti Publications, Inc.
Orthopaedic Nursing
July 1, 2001
Medication Errors: Ethical Implications.
The New York Times 24, 2001, Sunday, Late Edition - Final
Ideas & Trends: Reality Check;
Will Patients' Rights Fix the Wrongs?
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Patient Care
June 15, 2001
To err is human: How to prevent medical errors.
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The Lancet
June 9, 2001
US government warns practitioner database underused; News
Health Management Technology June, 2001
The Case for Capitalism in Healthcare
ASAP 2001 Jannetti Publications, Inc.
MedSurg Nursing
June 1, 2001
Iatrogenic Illness: A Primer for Nurses.
Federal News Service May 24, 2001, Thursday
PREPARED STATEMENT OF LUCIAN L. LEAPE, M.D. HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC
HEALTH
SUBJECT - REPORTING AND PREVENTION OF MEDICAL ERRORS
BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS
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Congressional Testimony
May 24, 2001, Thursday
COMMITTEE: SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR & PENSIONS
TESTIMONY PATIENT SAFETY
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Congressional Testimony
May 10, 2001, Thursday
COMMITTEE: HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS
TESTIMONY LABOR HHS APPROPRIATIONS
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Consultant
May 1, 2001
10 Common Prescribing Errors:.
ASAP Copyright 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Systems Research and Behavioral Science
May 1, 2001
On Misdirected Systemsa.
ASAP Copyright 2001 World Health Organization
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
April 1, 2001
US health care takes a battering; Institute of Medicine report on health
care quality
ASAP 2001 American College of Healthcare Executives
Health Services Research
April 1, 2001
Setting a Research Agenda for Medical Errors and Patient Safety.
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RN
April 1, 2001
The next step in preventing med errors.
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RN
April 1, 2001
New regulations focus on MEDICAL ERRORS.
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 31, 2001, Saturday, Broward Metro
EDITION
MAKE PATIENTS A PRIORITY, HOSPITAL CHIEFS TOLD
The Boston Herald March 30, 2001 Friday ALL EDITIONS
Harvard prof urges hospitals to spot, curb bad doctors
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Congressional Testimony
March 27, 2001, Tuesday
COMMITTEE: HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS
TESTIMONY MEDICARE DRUG BENEFITS
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Congressional Testimony
March 27, 2001, Tuesday
COMMITTEE: HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS
TESTIMONY MEDICARE DRUG BENEFITS
Federal News Service March 20, 2001, Tuesday
JOINT HEARING OF THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOCIAL SECURITY
AND MEDICARE TRUST FUNDS
CHAIRED BY: SENATOR CHARLES GRASSLEY (R-IA) AND REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM
THOMAS (R-CA)
LOCATION: 1100 LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C.
WITNESSES: TREASURY SECRETARY PAUL O'NEILL
Daily News (New York) 19, 2001, Monday SPORTS FINAL EDITION
EVERYONE'S NIGHTMARE Medical errors result in tens of thousands of
dea ths each year. Worse, they're on the rise
Business Wire March 6, 2001, Tuesday
Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., President of the Institute of Medicine, Will
Address New IOM Study at the Health Colloquium to be Held At Harvard University
Chattanooga Times / Chattanooga Free Press March 2, 2001, Friday
Report cites U.S. faults in health care system
THE HARTFORD COURANT March 2, 2001 Friday, 7 SPORTS FINAL
FRAGMENTED SYSTEM JEOPARDIZES HEALTH CARE;
REPORT FINDS WIDESPREAD DEFECTS THAT CAN HURT PATIENTS
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) March 2, 2001, Friday, Metro Edition
U.S. health system is ailing, report says;
The Institute of Medicine says nothing short of an extensive overhaul
is needed to create a system of care that can break free of the restraints
and old habits that are hazardous to Americans' health.
Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) March 2, 2001, Friday
Report: National health-care system woefully lacking; Tangled maze:
Institute recommends an overhaul to bring 21st-century care to patients
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Assn
Canadian Medical Assn Journal
February 20, 2001
Bioethics for clinicians, 23: disclosure of medical error
Newsday (New York, NY) 13, 2001 Tuesday NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION
Focus On Hospital Errors;
State health officials want more disclosure
Copyright 2001 Centre Daily Times Centre Daily Times
January 14, 2001, Sunday
Determining Negligence an Inexact Science in Pennsylvania Malpractice
Cases
Modern Healthcare January 1, 2001, Monday
Quality issues grab attention
ASAP 2001 Jannetti Publications, Inc.
Nursing Economics
January 1, 2001
Outcomes of Concurrent Utilization Review; Statistical Data Included
Post Graduate Medicine January, 2001
Human error in perspective
Modern Healthcare November 6, 2000, Monday
Medical errors redux; Industry braces for second Institute of Medicine
report seen as 'equally radical' to first
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 22, 2000, Sunday, Broward Metro EDITION
STUDY PUTS NUMBERS TOO HIGH, CRITICS SAY
USA TODAY 11, 2000, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION
Porous safety net allows lethal medical mistakes
USA TODAY 11, 2000, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION
Signs of quality gaps are growing
ASAP Copyright 2000 BMJ Publishing Inc.
The Western Journal of Medicine
October 1, 2000
Medical malpractice: the effect of doctor-patient relations on medical
patient perceptions and malpractice intentions.
ASAP 2000 Clinicians Publishing Group
Clinician Reviews
September 1, 2000
RESEARCHERS DISPUTE RECENT MEDICAL ERROR DATA.
Employee Benefit News September 01, 2000
LENGTH: 1173 words
Stakeholders prescribe different solutions to medical errors
BYLINE: Karen Lee
Health Management Technology September, 2000
Quality of Care and the 'Low Hanging Fruit'
ASAP 2000 International Medical News Group
OB GYN News
September 1, 2000
Medical Mistakes?
ASAP 2000 British Medical Association
British Medical Journal
August 19, 2000
Reducing error, improving safety; Letter to the Editor
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PR NEWSWIRE
August 10, 2000
Aetna U.S. Healthcare(R) Announces $ 840,000 in Research Grants Focused
on Studying and Reducing Medical Errors
PR Newswire August 10, 2000, Thursday
Aetna U.S. Healthcare(R) Announces $840,000 in Research Grants Focused
on Studying and Reducing Medical Errors;
Research Ranging From Improving Medication Safety To Controlling Infection
in Long-Term Care Facilities
ASAP Copyright 2000 A.M. Best Company, Inc.
Best's Review
August 1, 2000
Safety Measures.
ASAP 2000 International Medical News Group
Family Practice News
August 1, 2000
IOM REPORT EXAGGERATES MEDICAL ERRORS; Institute of Medicine; Brief
Article
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Health Care Strategic Management
August 1, 2000
IOM medical errors study overstates problems; Brief Article
ASAP Copyright 2000 Springhouse Corporation
Physician Assistant
August 1, 2000
DRUG SAFETY; Brief Article
ASAP 2000 British Medical Association
British Medical Journal
July 29, 2000
Medical ethics; Clinical Review
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Drug Topics
July 17, 2000
IOM error report attacked, defended; Brief Article
Modern Healthcare July 17, 2000, Monday
Nobody's perfect; IOM report might be flawed, but issue needed to be
raised
ASAP 2000 International Medical News Group
Family Practice News
July 15, 2000
Medical Mistakes?
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Inc.
Medicine & Health
July 10, 2000
JAMA Writers Debate IOM Error Report.
Modern Healthcare July 10, 2000, Monday
IOM medical error death estimate hit
Dayton Daily News July 6, 2000, Thursday,
RESEARCHERS SAY ERRORS NOT SO NUMEROUS
The Herald-Sun (Durham, N.C.) July 6, 2000, Thursday
News in brief
Investor's Business Daily July 6, 2000
Claims Of Deaths Via Medical Errors Wildly Overblown
Medical Industry Today July 6, 2000, Thursday
Experts Clash over Medical Errors Report
NBC News Transcripts SHOW: TODAY (7:00 AM ET)
July 6, 2000, Thursday
DR. CLEMENT MCDONALD AND DR. LUCIAN LEAPE DISCUSS REPORT ON MEDICAL
MISTAKES MADE IN HOSPITALS
The New York Times
July 6, 2000, Thursday, Late Edition - Final
National News Briefs;
Medical Mistake Study Is Subject of Dispute
Newsday (New York, NY) 6, 2000, Thursday NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION
DISPUTE OVER STUDY ON MEDICAL ERRORS
The Times-Picayune July 6, 2000 Thursday, ORLEANS
SCIENCE BRIEFS
American Health Line July 5, 2000
MEDICAL ERRORS I: INDIANA SCIENTISTS QUESTION IOM REPORT
The Bulletin's Frontrunner July 5, 2000
Findings On Prevalence Of Medical Errors Questioned.
The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT) July 5, 2000, Wednesday
SECTION: WIRE; Pg. A03
How deadly are medical errors?
The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL) July 5, 2000 Wednesday, City
Edition
AMA journal asserts count exaggerated medical errors Report started
call for more oversight
The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL) July 5, 2000 Wednesday, City Edi>
Los Angeles Times
July 5, 2000, Wednesday, Home Edition
CALIFORNIA AND THE WEST;
REOPENING DEBATE ON MEDICAL ERRORS;
HEALTH: TWO ARTICLES REVISIT A SHOCKING CLAIM MADE LAST YEAR
ABOUT PATIENTS' DEATHS. ONE CAMP SUSPECTS EXAGGERATION; THE OTHER THINKS
FIGURES ARE TOO LOW.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel July 5, 2000 Wednesday FINAL EDITION
Scientists rebut finding on medical errors;
Indiana group says report exaggerated death toll caused by such mistakes
United Press International July 5, 2000, Wednesday
Experts split on hospital dangers
USA TODAY July 5, 2000, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION
Medical errors not so deadly? 'Shrill' estimate not supported by data,
doctors say
The Washington Post July 5, 2000, Wednesday, Final Edition
Report on Medical Errors Called Erroneous; Fueling Debate, Researchers
Challenge Data Indicating Thousands Die Because of Mistakes
ASAP Copyright 2000 CPS Communications, Inc.
Medical Marketing & Media
July 1, 2000
INDUSTRY FACES THE DRUG SAFETY ISSUE; Statistical Data Included
ASAP Copyright 2000 Springhouse Corporation
The Nurse Practitioner
July 1, 2000
Safe Prescribing; Brief Article
ASAP Copyright 2000 Springhouse Corporation
Nursing Management
July 1, 2000
Providing a safe environment in the new millennium; Brief Article
All rights reserved Copyright 2000 PR Newswire
PR NEWSWIRE
June 8, 2000
System Overhauls are Required to Make Medical Care Safer For Patients,
Experts Say
PR Newswire June 8, 2000, Thursday
System Overhauls are Required to Make Medical Care Safer For Patients,
Experts Say;
Academic Medicine and Managed Care Forum Speakers Share Strategies
to Avoid Preventable Medical Errors
PR NEWSWIRE May 24, 2000
Creating a Culture of Safety: NursingCenter.Com to Host Live, Interactive
Webcast on Preventing Practice Errors
The Boston Globe May 10, 2000, Wednesday ,THIRD EDITION
PATIENT SAFETY CENTER ADVANCES GROUPS DIVIDED ON DEFINING ERRORS
The Charleston Gazette April 11, 2000, Tuesday
Hospital error How safe are state hospitals ? - No one's keeping track
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Policy Papers Reducing Errors in Health Care: Translating Research Into
Practice
April, 2000
ISSUED-BY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HHS)
LENGTH: 2596 words
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The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, MA) March 31, 2000 Friday All Editions
Doctors are urged to take responsibility for mistakes
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Copyright 2000 British Medical Association
British Medical Journal
March 18, 2000
Reporting and preventing medical mishaps: lessons from non-medical
near miss reporting systems; Clinical Review; Statistical Data Included
Lancet March 18, 2000 2000; 355 (9208): 947-948
Medication errors, worse than a crime
BioPharm March 1, 2000
Medication Errors Draw Congressional Scrutiny : Manufacturers won some
important policy changes in Washington last year but now face a high-profile
debate on medical safety.
Nursing Economics
March 1, 2000
Leadership Roundtable.
Patient Care February 29, 2000
Medical errors: Implications for primary care; Brief Article
U.S. Newswire February 22, 2000, Tuesday
Conference Addresses How to Reduce Medical Errors
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THE STRAITS TIMES (SINGAPORE)
February 22, 2000
Safety checks help US hospitals cut errors
The Straits Times (Singapore) February 22, 2000, Latest Edition
Safety checks help US hospitals cut errors
The Straits Times (Singapore) February 22, 2000, Latest Edition
Safety checks help US hospitals cut errors
The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) February 20, 2000, Sunday, SUNDAY
EDITION
Nation's hospitals trying to eliminate medical mistakes
St. Petersburg Times February 09, 2000, Wednesday
Should healthcare wear a warning label?
St. Petersburg Times February 07, 2000, Monday, 0 South Pinellas Edition
Next hot issue: medical mistakes
Chicago Tribune 2, 2000 Wednesday, EVENING UPDATE EDITION
DEADLY ERRORS;
CURTAIL HEALTH WORKERS' HOURS TO SAVE LIVES, SENATORS URGED
Federal News Service February 1, 2000, Tuesday
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF MICHAEL R. COHEN , MS, RPH PRESIDENT, INSTITUTE
FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES
BEFORE THE SENATE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE
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& Strategy
February 2000
Modern Physician February 1, 2000, Tuesday
Safety first ; Kennedy, others respond to medical errors report
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Pharmaceutical Executive
February 1, 2000
Boosting R&D, Eyeing Errors.
Policy Papers What Counts for Patient Safety: Federal Actions to Reduce
Medical Errors and Their Impact. Report of the Quality Interagency Coordination
Task Force (QuIC) To the President
February, 2000
ISSUED-BY: Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force
LENGTH: 40681 words
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Federal & State Insurance Week
January 31, 2000
LIABILITY AT ISSUE AS CONGRESS OPENS HEARINGS ON PATIENT SAFETY.
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Copyright 2000 JR Publishing, Inc.
Liability Week
January 31, 2000
LIABILITY AT ISSUE AS CONGRESS OPENS HEARINGS ON PATIENT SAFETY.
Modern Healthcare January 31, 2000, Monday
Hearings look at fixes for medical errors
Los Angeles Times
January 30, 2000, Sunday, Home Edition
ATTACKING ROOTS OF MEDICAL ERRORS
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service The Philadelphia Inquirer
January 30, 2000, Sunday
Congress tackles medical errors
Medical Industry Today January 28, 2000, Friday
Bipartisan Group Proposes Tax Credits to Help Uninsured
American Health Line January 27, 2000
MISTAKES: HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY TESTIFIES BEFORE COMMITTEE
Chicago Sun-Times 27, 2000, THURSDAY, Late Sports Final Edition
Medical mistakes probed;
Sprinter testifies at Senate hearing
DATELINE: WASHINGTON
Chicago Sun-Times 27, 2000, THURSDAY, Late Sports Final Edition
Medical mistakes probed;
Sprinter testifies at Senate hearing
DATELINE: WASHINGTON
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) January 27, 2000, THURSDAY, FINAL
EDITION
DEVERS TALKS OF MISDIAGNOSIS;
TRACK STAR HAD THYROID DISEASE
Dayton Daily News January 27, 2000, Thursday,
CONGRESS TURNS ATTENTION TO STOPPING MEDICAL MISTAKES
THE HARTFORD COURANT January 27, 2000 Thursday, STATEWIDE
MEDICAL REPORTING RULES MAY NOT BE QUICK FIX;
CONCERNS, AND THE COMPLEXITY OF THE ISSUES, MAY DELAY LEGISLATIVE ACTION
ON A PROPOSAL TO REQUIRE THE REPORTING OF DEADLY MEDICAL ERRORS BY DOCTORS
AND HOSPITALS.
The Houston Chronicle January 27, 2000, Thursday 3 STAR EDITION
Medical expert seeks a limit on long hours;
He says exhaustion adding to mistakes
Medical Industry Today January 27, 2000, Thursday
Doctor Calls for Shorter Shifts for Health Workers
National Journal's CongressDaily January 27, 2000 10:48 am Eastern Time
am
SECTION: HEALTH
Speedy Legislative Fix Unlikely On Medical Error Issue
News & Record (Greensboro, NC) January 27, 2000, Thursday, ALL EDITIONS
SENATOR WILL PUSH MEDICAL DISCLOSURE;
ARLEN SPECTOR WANTS MEDICAL ERRORS REVEALED.
Newsday (New York, NY) 27, 2000, Thursday NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION
REPORT: MEDICAL ERRORS FATAL TO SOME
THE ORLANDO SENTINEL 27, 2000 Thursday, CENTRAL FLORIDA
LIMIT DOCTORS' WORK HOURS, EXPERT URGES CONGRESS;
A PANEL PUSHING FOR SAFEGUARDS SAYS 98,000 AMERICANS DIE FROM MEDICAL
ERRORS EACH YEAR.
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service The Philadelphia Inquirer
January 27, 2000, Thursday
Senator says he'll push bill on disclosure of medical mistakes
American Health Line January 26, 2000
MEDICAL MISTAKES: SPECTER OFFERS LEGISLATION
Federal News Service
January 26, 2000, Wednesday
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF EDWARD M. KENNEDY
BEFORE THE SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE
SUBJECT - REDUCING MEDICAL ERROR: A LOOK AT THE IOM REPORT
Federal News Service
January 26, 2000, Wednesday
HEARING OF THE SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE REPORT ON MEDICAL ERRORS
CHAIRED BY: SENATOR JAMES JEFFORDS (R-VT)
WITNESSES: GAIL DEAVERS, GOLD MEDAL OLYMPIAN, VICTIM OF MEDICAL ERROR
LUCIAN LEAPE, MEMBER, REPORT COMMITTEE, INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
MARY FOLEY, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION
ARNOLD MILSTEIN, MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PACIFIC BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH
NANCY W. DICKEY, PAST PRESIDENT, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
STANTON SMULLENS, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICEER, JEFFERSON HEALTH SYSTEM
216 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C.
Federal News Service
January 26, 2000, Wednesday
HEARING OF THE SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE REPORT ON MEDICAL ERRORS
CHAIRED BY: SENATOR JAMES JEFFORDS (R-VT)
WITNESSES: GAIL DEAVERS, GOLD MEDAL OLYMPIAN, VICTIM OF MEDICAL ERROR
LUCIAN LEAPE, MEMBER, REPORT COMMITTEE, INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
MARY FOLEY, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION
ARNOLD MILSTEIN, MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PACIFIC BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH
NANCY W. DICKEY, PAST PRESIDENT, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
STANTON SMULLENS, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICEER, JEFFERSON HEALTH SYSTEM
216 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C.
FNS DAYBOOK January 25, 2000
EDITION: FUTURE EVENTS
EVENT: SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE
TIME: 10:00 am
FNS DAYBOOK January 25, 2000
EDITION: FUTURE EVENTS
EVENT: SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE
TIME: 10:00 am
FNS DAYBOOK January 25, 2000
EDITION: FINAL
EVENT: SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE
TIME: 10:00 am
Congressional Schedules January 25, 2000
COMMITTEE: Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
EVENT: Full committee hearing on "Reducing Medical Errors: A Look at
the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report"
TIME: 10 a.m.
LOCATION: 216 Hart Senate Office Building
TYPE: Hearing
LOAD-DATE: October 26, 2000
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2000
TESTIMONY January 25, 2000 LUCIAN LEAPE M.D. FACULTY MEMBER THE HARVARD
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR & PENSIONS
MEDICAL ERRORS
Chicago Sun-Times January 23, 2000, SUNDAY, Late Sports Final Edition
Medical errors take a staggering toll in U.S.
Congressional Press Releases
January 20, 2000, Thursday
MEDICAL ERRORS TO BE SUBJECT OF SENATE HEARING
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OB GYN News
January 15, 2000
Managed Care Is Not the Problem.
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Family Practice News
January 1, 2000
Report Urges Feds to Shine Spotlight on Medical Errors; Brief Article;
Statistical Data Included
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Family Practice News
January 1, 2000
Managed Care Is Not the Problem; Brief Article; Statistical Data Included
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HealthFacts
January 1, 2000
Preventing Medical Errors: A Call to Action.
Medico-Legal Watch January 2000
The Problem of Medical Error: The Institution as Toxin
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OB GYN News
January 1, 2000
Report on Medical Errors Highlights Ailing System.
Modern Healthcare December 20, 1999, Monday
IOM report lit a fuse ; Medical errors are not new, but the very public
ruckus over them is; that worries providers
Austin American-Statesman December 19, 1999, Sunday
SECTION: Insight; Pg. H1
Physicians' hidden flaws; Push for reporting of medical errors
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 15, 1999, Wednesday, SOONER EDITION
MURPHY'S LAW
The Boston Globe December 13, 1999, Monday ,THIRD EDITION
MEDICAL-ERRORS ISSUE GOT HIGH-PROFILE PUSH
Federal News Service December 13, 1999, Monday
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF JOHN M. EISENBERG, M.D. DIRECTOR, AGENCY FOR
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
BEFORE THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HHS,
AND EDUCATION
SUBJECT - MEDICAL ERRORS
News & Record (Greensboro, NC) December 13, 1999, Monday, ALL EDITIONS
CHANGING THE CULTURE OF BLAME;
THE NUMBER OF MEDICAL MISTAKES COULD BE REDUCED BY FOCUSING ON FLAWED
SYSTEMS,;
NOT FLAWED DOCTORS.
Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony December 13,
1999
TESTIMONY December 13, 1999 JOHN M. EISENBERG, MD DIRECTOR AGENCY FOR
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUAILTY SENATE APPROPRIATIONS LABOR, HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION MEDICAL MISTAKES
The Houston Chronicle December 12, 1999, Sunday 2 STAR EDITION
Looking hard at medicine, the system
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British Medical Journal
December 11, 1999
Medical errors kill almost 100 000 Americans a year; News
Charleston Daily Mail December 11, 1999, Saturday
Preventing medical mistakes Doctors need to build dikes around fallibility
The Dallas Morning News December 10, 1999, Friday THIRD EDITION
Medical Mistakes;
A focus on system is way to bring improvements
The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT) December 10, 1999, Friday
SECTION: OPINION; Pg. A23
To err is human, even for doctors
The Plain Dealer
December 10, 1999 Friday, FINAL / ALL
TO ERR IS HUMAN - EXCEPT IN MEDICINE
The Times Union (Albany, NY) 10, 1999, Friday, THREE STAR EDITION
Time now to cut err pollution
Austin American-Statesman December 9, 1999, Thursday
SECTION: Editorial; Pg. A15
To err is human, but let's put backups in place
The Boston Globe December 9, 1999, Thursday ,THIRD EDITION
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IN HOSPITALS, TO ERR IS HUMAN, TO FESS UP IS NECESSARY
Business Wire December 9, 1999, Thursday
AHT Corporation to Benefit From Federal Government Initiative to Reduce
Medical Mistakes
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service The Philadelphia Inquirer
December 8, 1999, Wednesday
Clinton seeks action to curb medical errors
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service The Philadelphia Inquirer
December 8, 1999, Wednesday
Clinton seeks action to curb medical errors
American Health Line December 6, 1999
MEDICAL MISTAKES: INDUSTRY, CONGRESS LOOK FOR HELP
The Boston Globe December 6, 1999, Monday ,THIRD EDITION
AVERTING MEDICAL MISTAKES A PRIORITY REPORT CALLS FOR ACTION; MASS.
LEADING THE WAY
The New York Times 5, 1999, Sunday, Late Edition - Final
Ideas & Trends: Do No Harm;
Breaking Down Medicine's Culture of Silence
THE ORLANDO SENTINEL
December 5, 1999 Sunday, METRO
NO QUICK FIX FOR MEDICAL ERRORS;
BUT SEVERAL OPTIONS, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF A PATIENT-SAFETY CENTER,
ABOUND, EXPERTS SAY.
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service The Philadelphia Inquirer
December 5, 1999, Sunday
Panel recommends several initiatives to attack medical errors
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service The Philadelphia Inquirer
December 5, 1999, Sunday
Panel recommends several initiatives to attack medical errors
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Daily News (NY)
December 4, 1999, Saturday
Stop the killing in hospitals
The New York Times 1, 1999, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final
Preventing Fatal Medical Errors
CBS News Transcripts SHOW: THE EARLY SHOW (7:00 AM ET)
November 30, 1999, Tuesday
DR. LUCIAN LEAPE OF THE HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH ON MEDICAL
MISTAKES
CBS News Transcripts SHOW: THE EARLY SHOW (7:00 AM ET)
November 30, 1999, Tuesday
DR. LUCIAN LEAPE OF THE HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH ON MEDICAL
MISTAKES
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RxNews: Public Fearful of Drug Errors...With Good Reason; American
Society of Health-System Pharmacists survey
The Boston Globe July 21, 1999, Wednesday ,City Edition
'Collegial' monitoring of hospitals hit
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APRIL 29, 1999, THURSDAY
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF
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ADMINISTRATOR
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH
BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Modern Healthcare April 19, 1999
HEALTHCARE LEADERS STRATEGIZE QUALITY
Federal News Service MARCH 19, 1998, THURSDAY
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF MOLLA S. DONALDSON, PROJECT DIRECTOR,
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BEFORE THE HOUSE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEEE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH
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PREPARED TESTIMONY OF
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CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH POLICY
MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
CO-CHAIR, INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
NATIONAL ROUNDTABLE ON HEALTHCARE QUALITY
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 11, 1996, Sunday, TWO STAR EDITION
Hospital care: The cost of cutting
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HOSPITAL CARE: THE COST OF CUTTING
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Issues in measuring and improving health care quality.New Initiatives
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Medical practice guidelines.
The Western Journal of Medicine March,
1994
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