Newspaper/Magazine Article How to avoid falling victim to a hospital mistake. Citation Text: Cohen E. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL November 25, 2009 Cohen E. View more articles from the same authors. This news story describes an incident of patient misidentification and offers tips to help patients confirm their care during a hospitalization. Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Cohen E. Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) When a surgeon should just say 'I'm sorry'. April 6, 2016 Wife 'heartbroken' at death blamed on meningitis. October 24, 2012 Organ donor's surgery death sparks questions. April 18, 2012 Is Grandma drugged up? June 11, 2008 Achieving a successful patient safety program with implementation of a harm reduction strategy. October 25, 2023 ISMP medication error report analysis. October 7, 2009 ISMP medication error report analysis. August 26, 2009 ISMP medication error report analysis. June 24, 2009 Avoiding errors associated with insulin therapy. May 27, 2009 ISMP medication error report analysis. May 27, 2009 ISMP medication error report analysis. April 29, 2009 ISMP medication error report analysis. January 21, 2009 ISMP medication error report analysis. August 8, 2007 ISMP medication error report analysis. June 27, 2007 ISMP medication error report analysis. May 16, 2007 ISMP medication error report analysis. July 5, 2006 ISMP medication error report analysis. June 7, 2006 ISMP medication error report analysis. April 25, 2007 ISMP medication error report analysis. February 21, 2007 ISMP medication error report analysis. August 24, 2005 Talking pill bottle aims to curb medical errors. August 17, 2005 ISMP medication error report analysis. March 15, 2006 ISMP medication error report analysis. October 1, 2008 ISMP medication error report analysis. September 3, 2008 ISMP medication error report analysis. September 5, 2007 ISMP medication error report analysis. July 30, 2008 ISMP medication error report analysis. July 9, 2008 ISMP medication error report analysis. May 7, 2008 ISMP medication error report analysis. December 5, 2007 ISMP medication error report analysis. January 17, 2007 ISMP medication error report analysis. October 18, 2006 ISMP medication error report analysis. September 13, 2006 ISMP medication error report analysis. December 14, 2005 ISMP medication error report analysis. November 23, 2005 ISMP medication error report analysis. October 26, 2005 Medication Errors. 2nd ed. November 1, 2006 ISMP medication error report analysis. April 5, 2006 ISMP medication error report analysis. January 20, 2010 ISMP medication error report analysis. December 9, 2009 ISMP medication error report analysis. June 9, 2010 ISMP medication error report analysis. October 28, 2009 ISMP medication error report analysis. February 4, 2009 ISMP medication error report analysis. December 3, 2008 ISMP medication error report analysis. October 29, 2008 ISMP medication error report analysis. June 6, 2007 ISMP medication error report analysis. September 26, 2007 ISMP medication error report analysis. October 31, 2007 ISMP medication error report analysis. June 4, 2008 ISMP medication error report analysis. April 16, 2008 ISMP medication error report analysis. March 19, 2008 ISMP medication error report analysis. February 13, 2008 ISMP medication error report analysis. January 9, 2008 Lessons from the Denver medication error/criminal negligence case: look beyond blaming individuals. March 6, 2005 Health Care Quality and Disparities: Lessons from the First National Reports. April 21, 2005 Report on the Burden of Endemic Health Care–Associated Infection Worldwide. July 20, 2011 When the hospital fires the bullet. February 24, 2016 Weak oversight allows lab failures to put patients at risk. May 27, 2015 VA punished critics on staff, doctors assert. June 25, 2014 Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again. March 20, 2019 Doctors were alarmed: would I have my children have surgery here? June 12, 2019 Using good design to eliminate medical errors. November 20, 2013 5 most commonly misdiagnosed conditions in the ICU. December 19, 2012 Spotlight on electronic health record errors: errors related to the use of default values. September 25, 2013 Medicine and the rise of the robots: a qualitative review of recent advances of artificial intelligence in health. July 11, 2018 When doctors get the wrong patient. October 5, 2016 Day passes for vulnerable patients of psychiatric hospitals can have dangerous, even fatal consequences. June 21, 2017 Empowered to improve. June 3, 2009 How chaos at chain pharmacies is putting patients at risk. February 19, 2020 Medical simulations identify potential problems before they can pose a real threat. July 6, 2005 For doctors, diagnosing gets a technological boost. September 19, 2007 Keeping track of aging patients’ medications. February 13, 2008 How safe are compounded drugs? October 4, 2006 Medical errors still claiming many lives. May 18, 2005 Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences. March 27, 2005 Ireland investigates cervical cancer screening scandal. May 16, 2018 Surgeons' opioid-prescribing habits are hard to kick. July 10, 2019 How to reduce maternal mortality rates in the United States. May 8, 2019 Death by 1,000 clicks: where electronic health records went wrong. March 27, 2019 Dead by Mistake. August 19, 2009 Improving Patient Safety Through Teamwork and Team Training. January 29, 2014 The role of the electronic health record in patient safety events. January 9, 2013 A Socio-cultural Perspective on Patient Safety. February 22, 2012 Doctors can change opioid prescribing habits, but progress comes in small doses. August 28, 2019 Mental mayhem: the peril of multitasking in medicine. July 17, 2019 Giving back the pen: disclosure, apology and early compensation discussions after harm in the healthcare setting. April 23, 2008 Rx for errors: speed, high volume can trigger mistakes. February 27, 2008 Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals: How One Doctor's Checklist Can Help Us Change Health Care from the Inside Out. March 10, 2010 Resilient Health Care Series. September 16, 2015 From Safety-I to Safety-II: A White Paper. August 5, 2015 Medical Device Use Error: Root Cause Analysis. March 2, 2016 Vital Signs: Core Metrics for Health and Health Care Progress. May 20, 2015 Exploring vulnerability to patient safety events along the age continuum. April 3, 2019 Hospitals collaborate to prevent wrong-site surgery. October 20, 2010 Lack of patient knowledge regarding hospital medications. January 6, 2010 Coordination Between Emergency and Primary Care Physicians. April 20, 2011 Industrial and Systems Engineering and Health Care: Critical Areas of Research: Final Report. September 22, 2010 Avoidable sepsis infections send thousands of seniors to gruesome deaths. September 19, 2018 Promote a culture of safety with good catch reports. October 4, 2017 Use of dimensional analysis to reduce medication errors. March 15, 2006 Resilience Engineering: Concepts and Precepts. September 13, 2006 View More Related Resources Annual Perspective Communication During Transitions of Care March 27, 2024 Insurance claims for wrong-side, wrong-organ, wrong-procedure, or wrong-person surgical errors: a retrospective study for 10 years. February 8, 2023 A Conversation Among Stakeholders on Medical Malpractice. April 6, 2022 The risks of the prescribing cascade. September 16, 2020 Unleash the power of patients to make care safer around the world: an essay by Helen Haskell. September 25, 2019 Lessons learned from a death outside a hospital's doorstep. June 26, 2019 Patients managing medications and reading their visit notes: a survey of OpenNotes participants. June 5, 2019 Communication and Resolution After an Adverse Health Care Incident. May 22, 2019 Doctors make mistakes. A new documentary explores what happens when they do—and how to fix it. February 6, 2019 Effects of a communication-and-resolution program on hospitals' malpractice claims and costs. December 19, 2018 My human doctor. October 17, 2018 Do written disclosures of serious events increase risk of malpractice claims? One health care system's experience. May 30, 2018 You've detailed your last wishes, but doctors may not see them. April 11, 2018 Speak Up Video Series. January 30, 2018 Balancing doctor egos and errors. November 23, 2016 Medical misdiagnoses put pressure on patients to stay engaged. September 21, 2016 Patients and families as teachers: a mixed methods assessment of a collaborative learning model for medical error disclosure and prevention. July 13, 2016 When a surgeon should just say 'I'm sorry'. April 6, 2016 To be sued less, doctors should consider talking to patients more. June 10, 2015 Living with cancer: not talking about medical mistakes. November 12, 2014 After a medical error, patients could become hospital insiders. June 4, 2014 When medical students make errors. May 28, 2014 Medical errors are hard for doctors to admit, but it's wise to apologize to patients. June 5, 2013 Medical malpractice: why is it so hard for doctors to apologize? February 6, 2013 Disclosure-and-resolution programs that include generous compensation offers may prompt a complex patient response. December 19, 2012 Minnesota hospitals are testing ways to reduce return trips. October 24, 2012 Family of woman who died after a medical error joins hospital's safety panel. October 19, 2011 Preventing wrong site, procedure, and patient events using a common cause analysis. August 31, 2011 Misdiagnosed: what to do when your doctor doesn't know. July 27, 2011 Medical misdiagnoses can have fatal consequences. July 6, 2011 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Patients Wrong Patient Wrong-Site Surgery Active Errors View More
Achieving a successful patient safety program with implementation of a harm reduction strategy. October 25, 2023
Lessons from the Denver medication error/criminal negligence case: look beyond blaming individuals. March 6, 2005
Spotlight on electronic health record errors: errors related to the use of default values. September 25, 2013
Medicine and the rise of the robots: a qualitative review of recent advances of artificial intelligence in health. July 11, 2018
Day passes for vulnerable patients of psychiatric hospitals can have dangerous, even fatal consequences. June 21, 2017
Giving back the pen: disclosure, apology and early compensation discussions after harm in the healthcare setting. April 23, 2008
Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals: How One Doctor's Checklist Can Help Us Change Health Care from the Inside Out. March 10, 2010
Industrial and Systems Engineering and Health Care: Critical Areas of Research: Final Report. September 22, 2010
Insurance claims for wrong-side, wrong-organ, wrong-procedure, or wrong-person surgical errors: a retrospective study for 10 years. February 8, 2023
Unleash the power of patients to make care safer around the world: an essay by Helen Haskell. September 25, 2019
Patients managing medications and reading their visit notes: a survey of OpenNotes participants. June 5, 2019
Doctors make mistakes. A new documentary explores what happens when they do—and how to fix it. February 6, 2019
Effects of a communication-and-resolution program on hospitals' malpractice claims and costs. December 19, 2018
Do written disclosures of serious events increase risk of malpractice claims? One health care system's experience. May 30, 2018
Patients and families as teachers: a mixed methods assessment of a collaborative learning model for medical error disclosure and prevention. July 13, 2016
Disclosure-and-resolution programs that include generous compensation offers may prompt a complex patient response. December 19, 2012