A Call for Increased Patient Safety Oversight
August 2, 2010
In a recent investigation, The New York Times has documented dozens of incidents of patients accidentally receiving hazardous levels of radiation from mis-configured scanning machines. The findings underscore the public need for better specification and enforcement of safety protocols at th enational level.
(Updated: Aug 2, 2010)
The Patient Advocate Foundation and other groups are urging Congress to reject major changes to Medicare Part D.
A Health Affairs review of national policy-focused consumer healthcare advocacy programs sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation finds promising progress.
A new MIT study takes a close look at patient outcomes associated with Oregon's experiment in reforming Medicaid.
