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Hospital safety needs improving, according to study
More than one-third of patients admitted to the hospital for surgery suffered complications, most of which may have been preventable, according to a new study led by Harvard Chan School.
Was Neil Armstrong’s death due to a medical error?
The death of astronaut Neil Armstrong in 2012 after heart surgery may have occurred because of incompetent post-surgical care, according to recent news reports. Armstrong’s family received a $6 million confidential settlement in 2014 from Mercy Health Fairfield…
Medical errors in Massachusetts harm patients, drive up costs
A new state survey found that nearly 20% of respondents in Massachusetts experienced a recent medical error. The analysis, from the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety, also found that there were 61,982 errors in the state in…
Developing simple solutions to complex health care problems
Some of America’s most complex health care problems, such as access to care and high costs, can be addressed through relatively simple solutions, said Atul Gawande during a recent interview with the podcast Freakonomics.
This Week in Health: Making the modeling industry safer
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Like aviation, patient safety needs federal regulation
A new federal agency should be established to oversee patient safety at healthcare facilities to reduce medical errors, Lucian Leape, adjunct professor of health policy at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said December 10, 2015 at…
Lucian Leape, patient safety champion, honored at retirement symposium
September 15, 2015 — Colleagues, friends, and family gathered to celebrate the career and legacy of Lucian Leape, adjunct professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM) at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, at a…
Poll finds many in Massachusetts have firsthand experience with a medical error
More than half made an effort to report it For immediate release: December 2, 2014 Boston, MA – This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the tragic death of Betsy Lehman, a health care reporter for the Boston…
Ebola epidemic is stoppable
The Ebola epidemic is stoppable—if health professionals use procedures that are known to be effective in quelling such outbreaks, and by widening the international response to Ebola in West Africa, according to Atul Gawande. Writing in The New…
Quality missing from global health agenda
August 7, 2014 -- Today more people than ever have health insurance. In the U.S., millions have signed up for coverage since the 2008 passage of the Affordable Care Act. Globally, there’s a high level of interest in…
