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Need Surgery? Do Your Hospital Homework!


Health & Wellness  (tags: health, healthcare, protection, research, hospitals, doctors, surgery, risks, warning, illness )

Dee
- 242 days ago - cbn.com
Click the player to watch the report from CBN News Medical Reporter Lorie Johnson followed by comments from Pat Robertson.
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Dee C. (528)
Thursday April 23, 2009, 1:18 pm
"Speaking to a conference of medical professionals in Chicago, Quaid advocated the practice of hospitals putting a barcode on all medications and switching from handwritten charts to computerized ones, among other safety measures.

Being a Knowledgeable Patient

Hospital errors such as infections, surgical slip-ups and medication mistakes claim the lives of thousands each year."
 
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