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� Brief: Drug compounding company issues sterile products recall - Aug. 26, 2013
� Study details how primary care diagnoses get delayed - Aug. 26, 2013
� Leapfrog unveils way to gauge cost of medical errors - Aug. 19, 2013
� Column: Spotlighting 5 medical treatments that may be overused - Aug. 12, 2013
� Groundwork laid for lawsuits over deaths from tainted steroids - Aug. 12, 2013
� Brief: Majority of parents don’t know lifetime CT scan cancer risks - July 29, 2013
� Brief: FDA takes action against fake pharmacies - July 29, 2013
� Better patient safety is goal of confidential EHR error reports - July 24, 2013
� Brief: Patient can’t sue generic drugmaker over labeling — high court - July 8, 2013
� Redesigning the patient experience for safer care - June 24, 2013
� Project tallies lifetime radiation from health scans - June 24, 2013
� Brief: Hospitals urged to act on malnutrition “epidemic” - June 3, 2013
� Brief: Hospitals report drops in pressure ulcers, harmful falls - May 13, 2013
� Letter: Factor in downtime to ensure safer health IT - May 13, 2013
� Pediatricians offer newborn care standards for home births - May 13, 2013
� Patient safety push boosts flu shots among hospital workers - May 13, 2013
� IT safety risk protocols to guide physicians - May 6, 2013
� Diagnostic errors are lead cause of medical liability payouts - May 6, 2013
� GOP lawmakers fault FDA for fatal drug compounding incident - April 29, 2013
� Brief: Pharma reps rarely mention drug hazards - April 29, 2013
� Joint Commission alerts hospitals to “alarm fatigue” - April 24, 2013
� Connected Coverage: Medicine looks to industries for inspiration - April 22, 2013
� Emergency doctors promote patient handoff checklist - April 17, 2013
� Top 10 ways to improve patient safety now - April 15, 2013
� Researchers suggest 2 paths to get patients back on statins - April 15, 2013
� Cardiac treatment improves after taking page from Toyota playbook - April 8, 2013
� Residents doubt work-hour limits benefit patient safety - April 8, 2013
� Brief: FDA video stresses safe use of acetaminophen - April 1, 2013
� Quality effort yields big drop in death rate at hospitals - April 1, 2013
� Brief: FDA: Common antibiotic can have deadly side effect - March 25, 2013
� Brief: FDA says “latex free” label carries hidden danger - March 18, 2013
� CDC spells out ways to stop spread of “nightmare bacteria” - March 18, 2013
� Brief: 2 in 3 patients who get CT scans aren’t told about risks - March 18, 2013
� Warning sounded on demoralized health care work force - March 18, 2013
� Column: Deal with physician impairment before it's a safety risk - March 11, 2013
� Campaign to fight unneeded tests targets “more is better” mindset - March 4, 2013
� Brief: Dialysis catheters linked to higher death rates - March 4, 2013
� Brief: FDA cracks down on fraudulent flu remedies - March 4, 2013
� Toolkit offers new ideas for preventing hospital falls - Feb. 26, 2013
� Connected Coverage: As EHR use grows, new patient safety risks identified - Feb. 25, 2013
� Ways EHRs can lead to unintended safety problems - Feb. 25, 2013
� Harm of hospital “July effect” further cast into doubt - Feb. 19, 2013
� Brief: Broader use of opioid antidote slashes overdose death rate - Feb. 18, 2013
� Brief: Hospitals stumble in preventing harmful “never events” - Feb. 11, 2013
� Brief: New pre-op checklists coming earlier in surgery cycle - Feb. 11, 2013
� EHRs: “Sloppy and paste” endures despite patient safety risk - Feb. 4, 2013
� Brief: Project cuts risky prescriptions among seniors - Feb. 4, 2013
� Brief: Drug errors rarely disclosed to hospital patients - Jan. 28, 2013
� Brief: Checklists help improve handling of surgical crises - Jan. 28, 2013
� VA finds shorter stays don't lead to readmissions - Jan. 16, 2013
� EHR-related errors soar but few harm patients - Jan. 14, 2013
� Brief: Bill aimed at safer pharmaceutical compounding - Jan. 14, 2013
� Pairing checklists with teamwork improves patient outcomes - Jan. 7, 2013
� Brief: Residents should refine skills at simulation centers, report says - Jan. 7, 2013
� Despite warning, some hospitals get harsh patient safety grade - Dec. 31, 2012
� Cut your risk of foodborne illness - Dec. 24, 2012
� Brief: New guidance issued for drug compounding after meningitis outbreak - Dec. 17, 2012
� Simple steps prevent surgical site infections - Dec. 12, 2012
� Doctors caution on initial bleeding risk with warfarin - Dec. 10, 2012
� Drug shortages worsen following pharmacy-related meningitis scare - Dec. 10, 2012
� Column: Doctors appeal rulings that diminish error reporting protections - Nov. 19, 2012
� Hospitals urged to end punitive responses to error reports - Nov. 5, 2012
� More than half of hospitals don�t screen all ICU patients for MRSA - Oct. 31, 2012
� Meningitis outbreak tests physician trust in compounding pharmacies - Oct. 29, 2012
� Connected Coverage: Meningitis outbreak renews focus on drug safety - Oct. 22, 2012
� Connected Coverage: IOM's landmark reports over the years - Oct. 8, 2012
� New products pitched to improve injection safety - Oct. 1, 2012
� Managing 4 risky drug types sending seniors to the ED - Oct. 1, 2012
� Nationwide initiative cuts central-line infections by 40% - Sept. 25, 2012
� 73% of patients worry about medical errors, poll says - Sept. 4, 2012
� CT cancer risk prompts high-tech efforts to cut radiation dose - Sept. 3, 2012
� Patient safety law protects some documents in court case - Aug. 29, 2012
� Patient dumping remains a concern for nation�s EDs - Aug. 27, 2012
� Hepatitis C outbreak raises public health concerns in 8 states - Aug. 10, 2012
� Most hospital adverse events not reported to state systems - Aug. 8, 2012
� Physician quality: What�s age got to do with it? - July 30, 2012
� Doctors key players in NFL concussion litigation - July 30, 2012
� FDA opioid safety plan focuses on physician education - July 23, 2012
� Court: Doctors, not drugmakers, must warn patients of risks - July 16, 2012
� Unique medical device identifier proposed - July 12, 2012
� Residents willing to work when they�re sick - July 3, 2012
� Hospitals get A, B or C grades on patient safety - June 27, 2012
� Study links statin use to fatigue - June 26, 2012
� CT orders level off as awareness of radiation risk grows - June 25, 2012
� Hectic pace pressures medical practices on quality - June 18, 2012
� Lawsuit challenging protected medical error data dismissed by state appeals court - June 15, 2012
� Drugs in physician sample closets often past expiration dates - June 5, 2012
� Primary care doctors credited with helping patients prevent injuries - June 4, 2012
� Hospital-acquired infections linked to higher readmission rates - May 28, 2012
� Massachusetts hospitals launch patient apology program - May 21, 2012
� Celebrities make pitch for patient safety panel - May 14, 2012
� IOM calls for more thorough safety monitoring of drugs - May 14, 2012
� Orchestrating drug management (American College of Physicians annual scientific meeting) - May 14, 2012
� Lawmakers seek faster approval process for shortage drugs - April 30, 2012
� New curriculum helps residents talk about vaccine safety - April 23, 2012
� Web-based game tests doctors' knowledge of sepsis - April 18, 2012
� Search is on to cure EHR alert fatigue - April 16, 2012
� DEA hikes registration fees for controlled substance prescriptions - April 9, 2012
� CMS rules contribute to drug shortages, hospital pharmacists say - April 5, 2012
� Sleeping pills pose added death risk for obese patients - April 3, 2012
� Practices must be trained in OSHA�s new labeling guidelines - April 3, 2012
� Only 14 states post hospital data on surgical site infections - April 2, 2012
� C. diff causes concern in primary care, other outpatient settings - March 19, 2012
� Patient room notes, pop quizzes boost hand hygiene - Feb. 29, 2012
� Weighing alternative remedies - Feb. 20, 2012
� Fear of punitive response to hospital errors lingers - Feb. 20, 2012
� Discussion: Looking beyond the hospital for patient safety - Feb. 20, 2012
� Home births rise despite higher neonatal mortality rate - Feb. 13, 2012
� The limits of treating loved ones - Feb. 6, 2012
� FDA drug warnings often ineffective, study says - Jan. 30, 2012
� Clarity needed on how and when to report medical adverse events - Jan. 23, 2012
� Hospitals alerted to fatigue's dangers - Jan. 9, 2012
� Safety research found lacking for outpatient visits - Jan. 9, 2012
� UTI prevention fails to keep pace with other anti-infection efforts - Jan. 3, 2012
� Disaster medicine dilemmas examined - Jan. 2, 2012
� Doctors have to manage smartphone distractions - Jan. 2, 2012

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