Sunday, April 10, 2011

Hospital patient safety under a spotlight

Medicare releases first report on hospital-acquired conditions

Over strong objections from the hospital industry, the government has published data about things that can go wrong in hospitals -- falls, objects left behind during surgeries, bloodstream or urinary infections associated with catheters, incompatible blood infusions, serious bed sores and more.


Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoBreakingNews/~3/sTvoPSM7jQs/ct-met-hospital-errors-20110410,0,2163930.story

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