Hand Washing
By CBSNews.com. You’ve seen those restaurant washroom signs that say employees must wash hands. And you also know the reason is to prevent the spread of germs to customers. With that in mind just… Read More
Patient Safety
Worried About Cholesterol? Order Your Own Tests
By Anna Wilde Mathews Wall Street Journal. Cheryl Lassiter likes to keep a close eye on her cholesterol levels, but with a high-deductible insurance plan, she doesn’t want to pay the fees for repeated checkups...
The Battle Against Misdiagnosis
American doctors make the wrong call more than 12 million times a year. There are times when a single, unexpected death sparks a change in medical practice. In 2012 a 12-year-old boy named Rory Staunton...
Procedures to Avoid
Epidural Corticosteroid Injections. FDA Warns Epidural Corticosteroid Injection Associated with Serious Neurologic Problems Washington, DC. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that injection of corticosteroids into the epidural space of the spine may...
Patient access to their doctor’s notes leads to better care, study finds
From Consumer Reports. Are you interested in reading the medical notes your doctor writes about you? Some ten thousand patients around the country recently had that chance. And both they, and their doctors, said it...
Is your hospital failing?
By Jessica Firger, CBS News. Many people are aware that visiting a hospital can put their health at risk in a number of ways. But even a patient who knows what to look out...
Why Don’t Patients Report Medical Errors?
By Marshall Allen, ProPublica. I was recently browsing through the nearly 200 stories we’ve compiled with our Patient Harm Questionnaire, when I was reminded again of a troubling truth. Many of the people who suffer harm while… Read More