No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Guest Post from Alan Scarrow, MD, FAANS President of Mercy Clinic Springfield, MO On May 22, 2014, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius, issued a decision that settlements arrived under so-called “apology and disclosure laws” were reportable to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). Laws are written […]
AANS Spotlight — Changing Our Culture to Advance Patient Safety Marks Theme of 81st AANS Annual Meeting
Beginning on April 27, 2013, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons will convene its 81st Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Through presentations, seminars, practical courses, posters and exhibits, the meeting affords neurosurgeons, and others involved in the care of neurosurgical patients, the opportunity to convene and explore the most significant breakthroughs that have occurred […]
New System for Patients to Report Medical Mistakes Could Be Potential Disaster
According to a New York Times report, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has developed a new proposed program that is intended to complement safety reports already being submitted by providers, including doctors and hospitals, with those from patients and their relatives. This proposed reporting system, would allow patients and family members to […]