Showing posts with label Database Use. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Database Use. Show all posts

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Preventing Medical Mistakes - Using an Online Database for Public Reporting

Tracy sent me this interesting article about an online database that allows consumers to lookup hospital performance in regards to medical mistakes.  It is tragic that we (healthcare providers) don't do a better job before being publically reviewed or criticized by the public and outside agencies such as CMS and Joint Commission.

New database lets consumers track medical mistakes by hospital  The state Department of Health announced its new online database Thursday, which allows consumers to look up medical mistakes by
hospital and date.

* Read the full article at:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/424609_adverse.html