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September 21, 2010 | Story
Greatly improved scrutiny of prescription medication regimens is needed to protect children with chronic illnesses--such as cancer--from incorrect dosages and other problems.
August 12, 2009 | Journal Article
This article looks at how medical errors are handled in the health professions and suggests that full disclosure of the mistake, in addition to an apology and follow-up, may be the best way to approach this sensitive topic.
September 1, 2006 | Program Result
Two organizations worked to develop administrative no-fault malpractice compensation systems in Colorado and Utah and to collect and analyze medical-injury data for the two states.
May 1, 2005 | Program Result
From 2000 to 2003, staff at the National Academy for State Health Policy assisted state officials in developing strategies to reduce medical errors and improve patient safety through mandatory hospital reporting systems.
May 1, 2001 | Program Result
The Urban Institute documented trends in the medical malpractice environment and demonstrated how the malpractice environment affects defensive medicine in obstetrics practice.
November 1, 2000 | Program Result
In 1996 and 1998, a range of organizations co-sponsored two multidisciplinary national conferences examining the problem of errors in medicine and health care.
August 15, 2010 | Program Result
Common Good Institute staff and researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health developed and promoted an administrative alternative, called health courts, to the current tort system for resolving medical malpractice cases.
September 1, 2006 | Program Result
Northwestern University studied the impact of the National Practitioner Data Bank on the process of resolving medical malpractice claims.
March 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Leapfrog Group developed standards for evaluating hospitals' use of computerized physician order entry systems, and devised and tested techniques to raise awareness about the importance of considering the presence of systems.
September 1, 2002 | Program Result
Researchers from Duke University Medical Center evaluated the Florida and Virginia administrative no-fault medical malpractice compensation programs for birth-related neurological injuries.