Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
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| January 24, 2005 AMA: Instruction is given on drug safety, pediatrics, anesthesia, and learning from and disclosing errors. full story... January 21, 2005 Surgical Society Meeting to Focus on Patient Safety full story... January 21, 2005 Despite recent limits, physicians in training face a demanding schedule full story... January 21, 2005 KS: Medical group looking for top physician full story... January 20, 2005 It's patient beware with in-office surgeries full story... January 20, 2005 Last St. Mary's heart doctors set to leave full story... January 20, 2005 Group Wants Doctors to Stop Lobbying Patients full story... January 20, 2005 AZ: New hospitals, not enough docs full story... January 20, 2005 Univ. of Utah and IHC Fight Against Physician Shortage full story... January 19, 2005 Norfolk: Physician charged in drug deaths full story... January 19, 2005 Minnesota hospital errors revealed full story... January 19, 2005 Guam Memorial Hospital deaths to be studied full story... January 18, 2005 Thirteen Groups Collaborate in Responding to Federal Government's RFI on NHI Network full story... January 18, 2005 Improving Virginia's bleak medical climate... full story... January 18, 2005 MA: State to check doctors' criminal backgrounds full story... January 18, 2005 MD: Meeting on malpractice full story... January 18, 2005 PA: Monsour continues to fail inspections full story... January 17, 2005 amednews: a physician-supported constitutional amendment that limits how much lawyers can collect has not been challenged. full story... January 17, 2005 American endocrinologists aim to keep patients safe full story... January 17, 2005 ICUs at Mercy & Unity Hospitals Win Safety and Innovation Awards full story... January 17, 2005 amednews: Principles and managed care: Not mutually exclusive full story... January 17, 2005 A new literature review reveals mixed results for patient safety when work hours are cut. full story... January 2005 American Scientist Book Review: The Great Betrayal: Fraud in Science full story... January 16, 2005 Doctors `practice' medicine full story... January 16, 2005 Mixed Ruling in Suit Over Hospital full story... January 16, 2005 Your doctor to get graded full story... January 16, 2005 The medical industry is having difficulties converting to electronic health records and other computerized systems, but hospitals are making major strides, sometimes held back by doctors. full story... January 16, 2005 Brutal hours, intended to build skills, raise safety concerns full story... January 16, 2005 Patient safety, not 'tort reform,' critical to public safety full story... January 16, 2005 A dropper of disclosure not enough for patients full story... January 16, 2005 Watchdog group a clearinghouse for health data full story... January 14, 2005 Doctor drops patient for not backing cause full story... January 14, 2005 Don't tamper with rights of wronged full story... January 14, 2005 Medical ethics issue dismissed full story... January 13, 2005 Audubon draws doctors Hospital basks in growth spurt full story... January 13, 2005 Politically Active Physicians are fighting back full story... January 13, 2005 Goal tending: Patient safety and the environment of care full story... January 13, 2005 ABC Toledo: "Medical Mistakes They're killing thousands of Americans every year" full story... January 12, 2005 St. Louis: Doctors threatened to beat, blacklist replacements full story... January 12, 2005 Doctors aim to curtail errors full story... January 12, 2005 Medical services designee position created full story... January 11, 2005 Steps to Prevent Medical Errors Urged full story... January 11, 2005 Doctors finding bigger is better to reduce costs Larger practices cut malpractice premiums, allow more freedom. full story... January 11, 2005 HealthGrades' Physician Quality Reports Recognized as One of 2004's 50 Most Innovative Database Products by InfoCommerce Group full story... January 11, 2005 Steps to prevent medical errors urged full story... January 11, 2005 Idaho: Hospital, physicians take steps to build ties; Panel hopes to establish dialogue, avoid pitfalls full story... January 9, 2005 MSNBC: Reforms needed to keep doctors in Georgia full story... January 10, 2005 Physician response to conflicts between faith and medicine full story... January 10, 2005 Attacking patients or their lawyers won't cure what ails the health care industry. Insurance reform is a better place to start. full story... January 9, 2005 Consumer Reports: In search of the right surgeon and hospital full story... January 9, 2005 Medical apology law may surface full story... January 2005 Patient Concerns about Medical Errors in Emergency Departments full story... January 8, 2005 Errors Endanger Hospitalized Children full story... January 7, 2005 Let Courts Decide on Doctors full story... January 5, 2005 Panel Seeks Better Disciplining of Doctors full story... January 4, 2005 Mending the relationship between doctors, patients full story... January 3, 2005 Patient safety laboratories: States pave the way for a national effort full story... January 3, 2005 AMA: Hospital patient safety effort launched to reduce errors, save lives full story... January 3, 2005 AMA: Litigation center provides another form of advocacy full story... January 2, 2005 Louisville, KY: Pikeville medical school helps keep locally trained doctors in the mountains full story... December 31, 2004 Duluth, MN: Key players in state health care policy full story... December 31, 2004 Roanoke, VA: As area physicians leave, lawmakers do nothing full story... December 30, 2004 Carson City, NVMedical malpractice reform prompts justices to review allegations of inappropriate surgery in 1999 full story... December 30, 2004 Malpractice glossary full story... December 28, 2004 Bend, OR: Bend hospital targets standards full story... December 27, 2004 Holding Hospitals Responsible for Failing to Protect full story... December 27, 2004 Dayton, OH: Specialty hospital battle may heat up again full story... December 26, 2004 A new computer software program is dramatically reducing the risk for error, and saving a great deal of time in the process. full story... December 24, 2004 Experts seek ways to guard against misinformation to avoid a loss of public faith. full story... December 22, 2004 Public Pays for Blood Expert's Advice, and So Do Firms full story... December 21, 2004 Health's 'oops' factor leaves many uneasy full story... December 18, 2004 Malpractice laws a key issue Va. lawmakers to face requests for assistance with rising premiums full story... December 19, 2004 Nintendo Surgeons More Precise? full story... |
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
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