The United Kingdom About to Make Hospital Errors Transparent

The United Kingdom is about to require mandatory reporting of…

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Heroin Death and Controversial Methadone Treatment Clinics

The tragic death of Philip Seymour Hoffman this past Saturday…

New Guidelines Take Aim at Doctors’ Attire in Hospital in Fight Against Infections

New guidelines released by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology…

Patients’ Costs Rise as Specialists’ Income Soars

In an above-the-fold Sunday NY Times article, the growing trend…

Rindge Market Basket Refrigerant Leak Sends Nine People to Local Hospital

Nine people were taken to a local hospital after complaining…

RFID Technology Reduces Medication Errors, According to MedCity News

RFID technology (radio frequency identification) can help hospitals…

Former Exeter Hospital Tech Gets 39 Years in Prison

David Kwiatkowski received a prison sentence of 39 years today.…

New England Journal Of Medicine and Doctors’ Exposing Colleagues’ Mistakes

The New England Journal of Medicine has published an important…

Drug Overdose Leaves Woman Disabled

While being treated for a urinary tract infection, a 72-year-old…

National Hospital Safety Scores Released

Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety advocacy group, has…