Latest Medical error Stories
FRANKLIN, Tenn., June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The issue of diagnostic accuracy and the public health implications and cost of diagnostic error continue to make headlines and challenge U.S. juries alike. A recent jury verdict focused attention on the issue of misdiagnosis and the role specialized radiologists can play in preventing it after the family of a Missouri woman filed suit against the general radiologist who failed to detect a fatal brain aneurysm on her CT scan. The jury ruled in...
RENO, Nev., May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Visual Healthcare Corp. (the "Company") (NASDAQ OTC: VSHC) announces that it is seeing robust demand for the new stand-alone version of its powerful adverse drug event prevention technology. The company has begun to roll out this new ADE focused version to medical facilities as a direct response to the Obama administration's billion-dollar patient-safety program aimed at reducing preventable drug errors. The stand-alone version can be deployed in...
RENO, Nev., May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Visual Healthcare Corp. (the "Company") (NASDAQ OTC: VSHC) announces its decision to start selling a stand alone version of its powerful adverse drug event prevention technology to medical facilities and hospitals. The company is rolling out this new focused version as a direct response to the Obama administration 1 billion dollar patient-safety program aimed at reducing preventable medical errors. The stand alone version, still running on an Oracle...
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from Lockton, the world's largest privately owned insurance broker, examines whether the practice of disclosing medical errors when they occur increases or decreases liability costs for health care organizations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090415/CG99351LOGO) In "Disclosure of Medical Errors: The Right Thing to Do, But What is the Cost?," Nancy Lamo, RN, BSN, JD, Clinical Risk Consultant for Lockton, found...
BOSTON, May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) today announced that it has awarded $200,000 in grants to two researchers at leading medical centers. The grants are awarded through the NPSF Research Grants Program, which promotes studies leading to the prevention of human errors, system errors, patient injuries and their consequences. The NPSF Board Research Grant has been awarded to James Gray, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, for his...
RENO, Nev., April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Visual Healthcare Corp. (the "Company") (NASDAQ OTC: VSHC) and its affiliated partners are poised to benefit directly from a new billion-dollar patient safety program announced Tuesday by the Obama administration, aimed at reducing preventable medical errors. Through this program, President Obama is challenging hospitals to dramatically cut mistakes and readmissions due to preventable errors or negligence. This watershed program comes on the heels...
BELLEVUE, Wash., April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Mary Medical Center, the High Desert's only comprehensive cardiovascular surgery program, announced its new implementation of innovative technology by Talyst, a leader in pharmacy automation. The hospital is part of the St. Joseph Health System in Southern California, a group of 13 hospitals located in Northern and Southern California, Texas and New Mexico. The Health System is preparing for patient bedside bar-coding, and the Medical...
CAMP HILL, Pa., April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Highmark Inc. is working with 13 physician practices throughout Western and Central Pennsylvania and West Virginia on a pilot program that establishes patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) in which physicians take greater accountability for coordinating care for their patients. The program will begin on June 1. The 13 practices will include 29 different locations, 160 physicians and will include about 45,000 members. "The PCMH concept is one...
Centice Corporation is now listed with SecuringPharma.com, the only dedicated and centralized source of breaking news, market intelligence and technical information to help pharmaceutical manufacturers enhance the security of their supply chain. Morrisville, NC (PRWEB) April 15, 2011 Centice Corporation is now listed with SecuringPharma.com, the only dedicated and centralized source of breaking news, market intelligence and technical information to help pharmaceutical manufacturers...
Celebrating April as Missouri Patient Safety Awareness Month and its first five years, the Missouri Center for Patient Safety's, MOCPS, continues its ongoing effort to learn about and prevent medical mistakes locally and regionally. As a federally designated Patient Safety Organization (PSO), MOCPS is part of a national program which will have reduced preventable adverse events by 3% within the first five years of operations of PSOs, according to estimates from the federal Department of...
