Doing What Counts for Patient Safety: Federal Actions to Reduce Medical...
..an adverse event or near miss that is preventable with the current state of medical.. ..Incidence
of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients. Results of the.. ..The accuracy of
medication histories in the hospital medical records of elderly persons. J..
www.quic.gov/report/mederr8.htm - 21.3k Oct 05 2005 - modified: Jan 02 2001

Translating Research Into Practice: Reducing Errors in Health Care
..Medical errors are responsible for injury in as many as 1 out of every 25 hospital.. ..Incidence of
adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients: Results of the.. ..AHRQ research has shown
that medical errors may result most frequently from systems errors..
www.ahcpr.gov/research/errors.htm - 18.4k Oct 06 2005 - modified: Nov 16 2004

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..or mental illness, injury, pregnancy, childbirth, or medical, The maximum amount of.. ..your
negligence, the provisions of the Military Personnel.. areas, in private lots, or in.. ..If affected
by a medical or family medical emergency, telephone calls home: you may make written
application..
www.fda.gov/ora/inspect_ref/iom//Chapter1. - 157.3k Sep 05 2004 - modified: Mar 12 2004

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..As a medical editor who sees many such analyses, and as some-one who accepts that they are..
..liability cases but increasingly accepted in negligence cases and in the..regulatory arena..
..Medical Association, suggests that Evans does not exaggerate (Hill,Mitchell, and Henry..
www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/jhppl/rennie. - 11.0k Sep 23 2004 - modified: Mar 23 2001

Cost-Effectiveness Analyses: Making a Pseudoscience Legitimate
..As a medical editor who sees many such analyses, and as someone who accepts that they are..
..negligence cases and in the regulatory arena. Their future in the courts is uncertain..
..Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analyses in the Medical Literature. Are the Methods..
www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/jhppl/rennie.htm - 12.5k Sep 23 2004 - modified: Sep 02 2003

Doing What Counts for Patient Safety: Federal Actions to Reduce Medical...
..The Institute of Medicine?s report estimates that more than half of the adverse medical..
..negligence. The QuIC does not support legislation that would allow safety reporting.. ..The
consequences of medical mistakes are often more severe than the consequences of..
www.quic.gov/report/mederr2.htm - 105.8k Jul 13 2005 - modified: Oct 17 2000

Research Activities, December 1996: Feature Story; Family Health; Patient...
..A recent supplement to the journal Medical Care presents eight papers and a summary..
..medical error or negligence rather than other factors. However, a recent study shows that
medical experts.. ..These results corroborate previous findings that assessments based on
medical records..
www.ahcpr.gov/research/dec96/ra1.htm - 24.1k Dec 26 2004 - modified: Nov 16 2004

Improving Patient Safety In Rural Hospitals: A Workshop With Wisconsin...
..Michael Young, Medical Director of the medical ICU at the University of Vermont, addressed
challenges to caring.. ..In light of growing recognition that reducing medical errors requires more
than changing.. ..negligence in hospitalized patients" (Brennan, 1991), the Institute of Medicine's
1999..
www.ahcpr.gov/news/ulp/leapfrog/leapfrog1.htm - 34.6k Sep 02 2004 - modified: Jun 06 2003

Written Statement on Medical Errors
..In regard to medical errors involving medical devices, ECRI's research draws on its expertise
in evaluating medical.. ..However, medical error with medical devices involves much more
than the study of human factors engineering.. ..negligence, e.g., ownership, discharges, minority
population, payer mix, operating costs..
www.quic.gov/summit/wbruley1.htm - 37.0k Jul 02 2005 - modified: Oct 06 2000

TESTIMONY MARY K. PENDERGAST (MAY 8, 1997)
..All drug, biologic, and medical device studies conducted under an investigational new drug..
..negligence. Specifically, the clinical investigator must give the following information to.. ..The
protection of the people of this country who are willing to participate in medical..
www.fda.gov/ola/1997/humansubjects0508.html - 55.3k Sep 18 2004 - modified: May 17 2001

Conjunctivitis.
..Preferred Practice Patterns are not medical standards to be adhered to in all individual..
..negligence or otherwise, for any and all claims that may arise out of the use of any..
..Comprehensive medical eye examination, including complete patient history.. Eye..
www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=15&doc_id=4354&nbr=3280 - 34.4k Aug 28 2004

   Adults.qxd
..medical conditions, such as a chronic illness or immunosuppression, Hepatitis A.. has a.. ..The
elderly and people with certain medical conditions, such as a.. Hepatitis B is the.. ..direct
medical cost just for this negligence? Between.. immunization can easily.. 3 and 5 billion
dollars. And that's..
www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/brochures/adult_immz_engl_press. - 7.0k Sep 19 2004 - modified: Dec 17 2003

CDC Media Relations - Telebriefing Transcript - December 14, 2002
..They would have to prove negligence in order to recover, and that, as many people have.. ..Key
public health and medical professorial associations are also being contacted as we.. ..Now we are also
moving out into the medical community through videos and CD-ROMs, the..
www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/transcripts/t021214.htm - 74.7k Sep 03 2004 - modified: Aug 06 2004

   Adults.qxd
..medical conditions, such as a chronic illness or immunosuppression, Hepatitis A.. has a.. ..The
elderly and people with certain medical conditions, such as a.. Hepatitis B is the.. ..direct
medical cost just for this negligence? Between.. immunization can easily.. 3 and 5 billion
dollars. And that's..
www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/brochures/adult_immz_engl_print. - 7.0k Sep 19 2004 - modified: Dec 17 2003

FDA IRB Information Sheets--21 CFR Part 50 - Protection of Human Subjects
..16) Data and information about a medical device submitted as part of the procedures for.. ..17)
Data and information about a medical device submitted as part of the procedures for..
..negligence. [46 FR 8951, Jan. 27, 1981, as amended at 64 FR 10942, Mar. 8, 1999] Sec. 50..
www.fda.gov/oc/ohrt/irbs/appendixb.html - 35.9k Sep 03 2004 - modified: Aug 22 2001

UNTITLED
..Anyone 50 or older, or having certain medical conditions, such as a chronic illness or.. ..What is
the direct medical cost just for this negligence? Between 3 and 5 billion dollars. And that?s
just one.. ..The elderly and people with certain medical conditions, such as a chronic lung disease
or..
www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/brochures/adult_immz_engl_text.txt - 5.7k Sep 18 2004 - modified: Dec 17 2003

Response of the Quality Interagency Coordination (QuIC) Task Force
..Before I outline its details, I would like to discuss briefly the issue of medical errors..
..negligence. The QuIC does not support legislation that would allow safety reporting.. ..In addition,
because of limited data, we don't know about the rate of medical errors that..
www.ahcpr.gov/news/tst22200.htm - 17.1k Jul 20 2005 - modified: Nov 16 2004

Doing What Counts for Patient Safety: Federal Actions to Reduce Medical...
..Evaluate the extent to which medical errors are caused by misuse of medications and..
..negligence. As part the development of the national reporting system, appropriate.. ..Collaborate
with the Federation of State Medical Boards and other entities to encourage..
www.quic.gov/Report/mederr3.htm - 67.5k Jun 28 2005 - modified: Sep 11 2000

   Protective Service Occupations
..Firefighters receive training in emergency medical proce-dures, and many fire departments.. ..may
be arson or criminal negligence. They often are called upon.. perform specific duties.. ..prisoners
between the institution and courtrooms, medical fa- and transferred to prison..
www.bls.gov/oco/reprints/ocor011. - 108.8k Aug 29 2004 - modified: Jun 29 2004

Osha Recordkeeping Handbook
..Needlestick and sharps injury cases, tuberculosis cases, hearing loss cases, medical.. ..If an
employee's pre-existing medical condition causes an incident which results in a.. ..Medical
treatment where no medical treatment was needed for the injury or illness before..
www.osha.gov/Publications/recordkeeping/index.html - 157.2k Feb 14 2005

Additional Statement on Medical Errors
..The first National Summit on Medical Errors and Patient Safety Research was held on.. ..Incidence
of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients. Results of the.. ..National Summit on
Medical Errors and Patient Safety Research ..Patient Safety at the..
www.quic.gov/summit/aswearsut.htm - 34.3k Jun 28 2005 - modified: Oct 20 2000

Doing What Counts for Patient Safety: Federal Actions to Reduce Medical...
..The IOM report notes that the majority of medical errors today are not produced by
negligence, lack of education, or lack of.. ..Adverse medical events have existed since the
beginning of organized medical practice, but.. ..6 percent of such complications were due to
negligence. According to this study..
www.quic.gov/Report/mederr4.htm - 73.5k Apr 04 2005 - modified: Sep 11 2000

Role of Civil Division and its Attorneys
..Aviation attorneys defend federal employees whose acts of negligence are alleged to cause..
..United States, for example, plaintiffs sought free lifetime medical care (for themselves..
..medical malpractice and other personal injury litigation, as well as seminal issues..
www.usdoj.gov/civil/brochure/brochure.html - 60.0k Aug 29 2004 - modified: Mar 12 2004

Doing What Counts for Patient Safety: Federal Actions to Reduce Medical...
..The FDA works to ensure the safety and effectiveness of medical products, including drugs,
medical devices, and biological.. ..negligence. As part the development of the national
reporting system, appropriate.. ..This leverage must put a premium on medical error reduction through
identification..
www.quic.gov/report/mederr6.htm - 49.6k Jul 01 2005 - modified: Sep 11 2000

FDA and the Veterinarian
..By statutory definition, a medical device is an instrument, apparatus, implement, machine..
..negligence. FDA is also charged with ensuring that contaminants of feed origin do not.. ..There are
currently no requirements for FDA pre-market approval of medical devices..
www.fda.gov/cvm/index/fdavet/fdavet00.html - 125.5k Sep 15 2004 - modified: Oct 31 2003

Civil Division
..The defense side of the civil docket involves a wide range of cases involving issues of.. ..These tests
screen children for a variety of medical problems that can be treated if.. ..medical
malpractice cases, automobile accident claims, INS habeas corpus actions, Social..
www.usdoj.gov/usao/txs/initiatives/civil.html - 14.7k Sep 03 2004 - modified: Jun 19 2004

IRB Information Sheets--Frequently Asked Questions (Updated 9/98)
..Institutional policy, not FDA regulation, determines whether compensation and medical.. ..Sponsors
and IRBs are required to communicate directly for medical device studies under 21.. ..For
medical device studies that are conducted under an IDE, copies of all forms and..
www.fda.gov/oc/ohrt/irbs/faqs.html - 58.4k Sep 18 2004 - modified: Aug 22 2001

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..certain reports with the FDA, where, but for that negligence, the FDA"would have required.. ..ing a
federal program to enhance "the safety and effective-ness of medical devices.. ..medical device
is defined by the "objective intent of the per-sons legally responsible for..
www.usdoj.gov/osg/briefs/1999/2pet/6invit/98-1768.pet.ami.inv. - 55.4k Sep 05 2004 - modified: Jun 15 2000

Age-related macular degeneration.
..History, including history of symptoms and medications, medical and ocular history, family..
..negligence or otherwise, for any and all claims that may arise out of the use of any.. ..As
recommended in the Comprehensive Adult Medical Eye Evaluation Preferred Practice..
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..that medical decisions have to be made prospectively,whereas determinations of malpractice..
..Furthermore, creden-tials and experience in some medical specialty do not necessarily mean..
..1947]); there is negligence when the cost of preventing an accident is less..than the..
www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/jhppl/eddy. - 60.3k Jan 05 2005 - modified: Mar 22 2001

CDC - Psychosocial Impact of SARS
..Expert blamed the Social Welfare Department on the negligence of the psychological support.. ..A
medical practitioner in Hong Kong who recovered from SARS attempted suicide because.. ..Since nearly
all resources are devoted to biomedical research and medical treatment..
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol10no7/04-0090.htm - 26.5k Sep 03 2004 - modified: Jul 22 2004

Diabetic retinopathy.
..Computer-simulation models have been designed to predict the medical and economic effects..
..negligence or otherwise, for any and all claims that may arise out of the use of any.. ..Deferral of
photocoagulation for a brief period of medical treatment may be considered in..
www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=15&doc_id=4350&nbr=3276 - 45.1k Aug 28 2004

Your Stories
..I could not get the medical coverage I was paying for through my company, the care that.. ..This is
pure negligence! This ignorance has caused my son to have a lifetime of surgeries.. ..For the next 18
months he was seen by the same medical group with minimal treatment..
www.senate.gov/%7Edpc/patients_rights/letters.html - 27.0k Sep 16 2004

Dry eye syndrome.
..Preferred Practice Patterns are not medical standards to be adhered to in all individual..
..negligence or otherwise, for any and all claims that may arise out of the use of any..
..Comprehensive adult medical eye evaluation, including complete patient history.. Physical..
www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=15&doc_id=4355&nbr=3281 - 38.8k Aug 29 2004

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Report F2001-14
..These include chronic or progressive medical conditions as well as intoxication.. ..If employees
are injured or have a medical illness, the Fire Chief determines whether a.. ..Follow any fire fighter
line-of-duty death with a complete post-mortem medical examination..
www.cdc.gov/niosh/face200114.html - 42.6k Jul 04 2005 - modified: May 18 2002

   Protecting Human Drug Subjects: From Test Tube to Patient: Improving Health...
..at the University of Arizona Medical..Center, when an artificial heart, not..yet approved..
..investigational medical devices, explain that FDA can inspect and.. Any payment should be.. ..for
negligence. The subjects may.. research. An IRB in a hospital, for.. only under..
www.fda.gov/cder/about/whatwedo/testtube-4. - 36.8k Sep 11 2004 - modified: Dec 04 2001

Research Activities, March 1997: Feature Story; Patient...
..formerly of Oregon Health Sciences University and Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and..
..negligence, surgical complications, or financial incentives. Third, patients may not look..
..Medical, psychosocial, and behavioral risk factors do not explain the increased risk for..
www.ahcpr.gov/research/mar97/ra1.htm - 31.9k Dec 26 2004 - modified: Nov 16 2004

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella -- Vaccine Use and Strategies for ...
..Since measles vaccine became available, professional and voluntary medical and public..
..negligence need not be proven. The Act establishes a) a Vaccine Injury Compensation Table..
..Because persons working in medical settings have been infected with and have transmitted..
www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00053391.htm - 126.9k Sep 04 2004 - modified: Sep 30 2001

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella -- Vaccine Use and Strategies for Elimination...
..Since measles vaccine became available, professional and voluntary medical and public..
..negligence need not be proven. The Act establishes a) a Vaccine Injury Compensation Table..
..Because persons working in medical settings have been infected with and have transmitted..
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00053391.htm - 126.9k Sep 03 2004 - modified: Aug 12 2001

thalidomide executive summary
..The association's position is that thalidomide should only be licensed for the medical..
..negligence (fault-based) and strict liability (no-fault, based on whether the product is..
..Therefore, physicians must take a thorough medical history before prescribing and..
www.fda.gov/oashi/aids/thalexe.html - 52.2k Jan 03 2005 - modified: Jun 14 2001

Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements -...
..Further, the Guidelines updated the lists that distinguished medical treatment from first.. ..A
contractor cannot become involved in the medical records of employees who do not work..
..negligence or liability for workers' compensation or insurance purposes; and (8) requiring..
www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=FEDERAL_REGISTER&p_id=16312 - 126.9k Sep 15 2004

The Challenge and Potential for Assuring Quality Health Care for the 21st...
..The medical appropriateness of typanostomy tubes proposed for children younger than 16..
..Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients: results of the.. ..Effect of
local medical opinion leaders on quality of care for acute myocardial infarction..
www.ahcpr.gov/qual/21stcenc.htm - 28.4k Jul 01 2005 - modified: Nov 16 2004

Refractive errors.
..A comprehensive medical eye evaluation should be performed prior to any refractive surgery..
..negligence or otherwise, for any and all claims that may arise out of the use of any..
..Medical side effects and complications: The medical side effects and complications of
photorefractive keratectomy and laser in situ..
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Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements -...
..Further, the Guidelines updated the lists that distinguished medical treatment from first.. ..A
contractor cannot become involved in the medical records of employees who do not work..
..negligence or liability for workers' compensation or insurance purposes; and (8) requiring..
www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=FEDERAL_REGISTER&p_id=16312&p_text_version=FALSE - 126.8k Apr 02 2005

Health Care Informatics Standards Activities of Selected Federal Agencies: A...
..FDA is a member of the ANSI Medical Device Standards Board, the ANSI Management Board, and..
..Negligence coding scheme. In reviewing and selecting existing coding systems, HRSA.. ..Many of FDA's
medical, scientific, and regulatory staff participate in standards-setting..
www.ahcpr.gov/data/infostd2.htm - 29.9k Apr 01 2005 - modified: Nov 16 2004

Chapter 9. Protocols for High-Risk Drugs: Reducing Adverse Drug Events...
..Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients. Results of the..
..Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors. MHA best practice.. ..Comparison of an
anticoagulation clinic with usual medical care: anticoagulation control..
www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/ptsafety/chap9.htm - 37.9k Sep 23 2004 - modified: Jan 23 2004

NIP: Vacsafe/Overview of Vaccine Safety
..No fault means that people filing claims are not required to prove negligence on the part.. ..few
experimental studies published in the medical literature.1 Significant progress has.. ..Volunteers
agree to receive the vaccine and undergo any medical testing necessary to..
www.cdc.gov/NIP/vacsafe/default.htm - 62.3k Aug 29 2004 - modified: Apr 27 2004

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..of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients. Results of the Harvard Medical..
..Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors. MHA best practice.. ..medical
care: anticoagulation control, patient outcomes, and health care costs. Arch..
www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/ptsafety//chap9. - 35.7k Sep 23 2004 - modified: Jul 26 2001

Posterior vitreous detachment, retinal breaks, and lattice degeneration.
..Preferred Practice Patterns are not medical standards to be adhered to in all individual..
..negligence or otherwise, for any and all claims that may arise out of the use of any..
..medical eye evaluation, with particular attention to those aspects relevant to posterior..
www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=15&doc_id=4351&nbr=3277 - 40.0k Aug 28 2004

Marijuana Concerns
..FDA s medical officers, chemists, statisticians, and pharmacologists review the..
..negligence. The clinical investigator must tell the human subjects important information..
..Schedule I substances have a very high potential for abuse, no accepted medical use in the..
www.fda.gov/ola/2004/marijuana0401.html - 30.9k Aug 28 2004 - modified: Jul 07 2004