Newspaper/Magazine Article Learning to ask tough questions of your surgeon. Citation Text: Landro L. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL January 23, 2008 Landro L. View more articles from the same authors. This article highlights what patients should discuss with their surgeons to help ensure the safety of their care. Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Landro L. Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Don't come back, hospitals say. June 22, 2011 Hospitals overhaul ERs to reduce mistakes. January 30, 2005 'Use only as directed' isn't easy. May 11, 2011 Seeking a safer surgery: some states crack down on doctors who perform unregulated outpatient procedures. August 5, 2009 Clues to better health care from old malpractice lawsuits. May 18, 2016 Hospitals find a way to say, 'I'm sorry.' 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Seeking a safer surgery: some states crack down on doctors who perform unregulated outpatient procedures. August 5, 2009
Why hospitals still make serious medical errors—and how they are trying to reduce them. March 29, 2023
Hospitals try to calm doctors' outbursts: medical road rage affecting patient safety, group says. August 27, 2008
Patient safety and health information technology conference: A newsmaker interview with Carolyn M. Clancy, MD. June 22, 2005
The cost of errors: Medicare's new policy could cost the average hospital $23,772: study. June 25, 2008
Suspicious insulin injections, nearly a dozen deaths: inside an unfolding investigation at a VA hospital in West Virginia. October 23, 2019
An Organisation with a Memory: Report of an Expert Group on Learning from Adverse Events in the NHS Chaired by the Chief Medical Officer. March 6, 2005
Patient safety and adverse maternal health outcomes: the missing social inequalities 'lens.' October 5, 2005
Patient Safety Innovations Patient and Family Centered I-PASS (Family-Centered Communication Program to Reduce Medical Errors and Improve Family Experience and Communication Processes) January 31, 2024
FDA Safety Communication: update--robotically-assisted surgical devices in mastectomy. August 20, 2021
FDA Safety Communication: use caution with implanted pumps for intrathecal administration of medicines for pain management. November 28, 2018
With scarce access to interpreters, immigrants struggle to understand doctors' orders. August 29, 2018