Published in: New York Times Issue/Volume: March 26, 2008 Written by: Tara Parker-Pope 3/27/2008 - A Doctor’s View of Medical Mistakes Two decades ago, an anesthesia catastrophe at a Wisconsin hospital killed a pregnant woman named Joy. The young mother-to-be was...

Published in: Journal of Patient Safety Issue/Volume: Volume 4, Number One, March 2008 Written by: Sheridan, Conrad, King, Dingman, Denham 3/27/2008 - Sorrel King and others discuss the medical errors that impacted their lives and the role disclosure played in the...

Published in: Hospitals and Health Networks Issue/Volume: February 19, 2008 Written by: Patrice Spath 2/19/2008 - Most hospitals encourage patients to speak up if they have concerns about their care, but few include them formally in quality improvement initiatives....

Published in: HealthLeaders Media Issue/Volume: January 11, 2008 Written by: Molly Rowe 1/11/2008 - Read the full article at http://tinyurl.com/n63gov (Accessed on September 9, 2009).  

Published in: The New Yorker Issue/Volume: December 10, 2007 Written by: Atul Gawande 12/10/2007 - The damage that the human body can survive these days is as awesome as it is horrible: crushing, burning, bombing, a burst blood vessel in the brain, a ruptured colon, a...

Published in: National Public Radio Issue/Volume: December 9, 2007 Written by: Andrea Seabrook 12/9/2007 - Click here to listen to the conversation.  

Published in: Data collection strategies for The Joint Commission, CMS, and beyond Issue/Volume: Volume 2, Number 12 12/1/2007 - Download full Quality Improvement Report here.

Published in: Wall Street Journal Written by: Betsy McCaughey 11/29/2007 - Last month, health inspectors in New York City shut down Serendipity, an upscale ice cream parlor. Though the closing made headlines, it is a common occurrence for less famous eateries charged...

Published in: Los Angeles Times Written by: Rong-Gong Lin II and Teresa Watanabe 11/22/2007 - The case of actor Dennis Quaid's newborn twins, who were reportedly given 1,000 times the intended dosage of a blood thinner at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, underscores one...

State says it is investigating an incident involving twins at Cedars-Sinai, purportedly involving a medication overdose. Published in: Los Angeles Times Written by: Charles Ornstein and Anna Gorman, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers 11/21/2007 - The California...

Published in: San Francisco Chronicle Written by: Victoria Colliver 10/18/2007 - Margalit Mathan and Peter August found themselves caught in a maze of medical appointments and conflicting professional opinions when their 7-year-old daughter developed serious eye...

Community Health's in-house system lets families backstop care Published in: IndyStar.com Written by: Daniel Lee 9/21/2007 - Patients at Community Health Network can hit the nurse-call button for everything from requesting an extra blanket to vital medical help. But...

Some Hospitals Give Patients the Power to Get Extra Help, Stat Published in: Washington Post Written by: Shirley S. Wang 9/4/2007 - Imagine making an emergency call not for help getting to the hospital but after you've already arrived there. That's what Ray Clement...

Hospitals, HMOs, doctors and drug companies have lobbyists. But who is our advocate? Most of us have been fragmented by demographic differences and the diseases that afflict us. A union is a way to finally create one thundering voice. Published in: USA Today Written...

Published in: amednews.com Issue/Volume: August 13, 2007 Written by: Damon Adams 8/9/2007 - Doctors experience anxiety and lose their confidence when they are involved with a medical error, a new study found. But only 10% of surveyed doctors said their health care...