Medicare Says It Won’t Cover Hospital Errors

The new policy raises the possibility of changes in medical practice as doctors hew more closely to clinical guidelines.

Very interesting.
Maybe this idea could be used here, in Canada,
to remove a de facto monetary reward for errors
and replace it with an effective monetary penalty.

In practice would the actual result be a more pronounced,
see no evil, hear no evil?
Duh I saw nothin' !

Botched organ harvesting

Hospital 'fines' for patient harm
"The taxpayer should not have to foot the bill for poor care that resulted in longer stays in hospital"

Monday, December 13, 2007

Health Care Neglect

"Madeleine Mendoza
She Wasn’t Supposed To Die
Since his wife passed away in a hospital in March 2003,
Ed Mendoza has been on a crusade to prevent
Madeleine’s tragedy from happening to others. "

Health care mistakes worry Canadians: report

One in 10 patients receives wrong medication


An Orleans senior who's dedicated his life to raising awareness about what he says is a broken medical system, continues his crusade at a health care conference in Ottawa next week.

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