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« Medical examiner: Oster died from gunshot to head | Today | Westerly school board member gets 6 months' probation » February 25, 2008R.I. lawmakers propose medical-error tracking systemPROVIDENCE -- Lawmakers are proposing a system to investigate and track medical mistakes and so-called ``near misses'' after brain surgeons at Rhode Island Hospital operated on the wrong side of patients' heads last year on three separate occasions. Bills introduced in the House and Senate would create a Rhode Island Patient Safety Organization. The Department of Health already requires hospitals and nursing homes to report medical mistakes, but they don't have to report near misses. Health Director David Gifford says that information is crucial to preventing similar mistakes in the future. As a way to encourage people to come forward, the system would be voluntary and people could not be punished for reporting to the organization, according to Gifford. -- The Associated Press Posted by Mike McKinney CommentsDan-o | February 25, 2008 6:39 PM link Our culture of (often frivilous) litigation is what leads to the concealment of errors and "near misses". Until this is changed a voluntary tracking system will do little good. A. Reader | February 26, 2008 10:25 AM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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I'm not saying that such a system is a bad thing, but how about another system that also keeps track of how many lives are saved? I know that that is the job of the doctors, nurses, hospitals and other health care providers, but seldom do we hear the good news that happens EVERY DAY in these facilities. . .only on rare occasions are things that went right reported. . .maybe some of those stories should be highlighted.