Patient Safety news and information

An eight-year initiative aimed at improving healthcare quality and lowering costs has entered its final phase, and its director says the project's lessons could serve as best practices for healthcare providers across the nation.
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Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama's healthcare law, industry analysts and advocates warn. Where you live could make a huge difference in what you'll pay.
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In his book "The Good Nurse," Charles Graeber chronicles the crimes of critical-care nurse Charles Cullen, who killed dozens of patients. Graeber discusses the book with reporter Joe Carlson.
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It's not perfect but it's as good as it can be, given available data, and it's certain to improve over time.
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In his book "The Good Nurse," journalist Charles Graeber chronicles the crimes of critical-care nurse Charles Cullen, who killed more than three dozen patients at hospitals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Graeber discussed the book with Modern Healthcare reporter Joe Carlson in a recent podcast...
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Total spending on prescription drugs declined last year as more Americans filled prescriptions for lower-cost generics and some filled fewer prescriptions in general, according to a new study.
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Quest Diagnostics Inc. will pay a $70,000 penalty and no longer automatically disqualify job applicants with prior arrests or criminal convictions as part of a settlement agreement with the New York attorney general's office.
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Just six months after Diane Pinakiewicz resigned her post as president of the National Patient Safety Foundation, the Boston-based not-for-profit has named
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HHS keeps a list of people who are excluded from giving even indirect care to Medicare patients, and new guidelines urge providers to check their personnel rosters against the list once a month.
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The Leapfrog Group has released its latest round of safety scores, and nearly three-quarters of hospitals maintained the same letter grade they received in November.
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