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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.
May 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
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 Report
In 1996 and 1998, a range of organizations co-sponsored two multidisciplinary national conferences examining the problem of errors in medicine and health care.
September 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
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 Report
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.
August 15, 2010 | Program Result Report
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.
July 31, 2008 | Program Result Report
Grantmakers In Health convened three meetings for grantmakers, researchers and other experts, to explore patient safety and potential roles for funders in reducing medical errors and enhancing patient safety.
July 15, 2008 | Program Result Report
Eve Shapiro of Eve Shapiro Medical Writing prepared a report describing the experiences of seven "leading edge" medical organizations that have instituted policies and processes for disclosing medical errors.
September 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Northwestern University studied the impact of the National Practitioner Data Bank on the process of resolving medical malpractice claims.
March 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
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.