Patient Safety Videos:

David Bates, M.D. is prominently featured in an important new episode of the Public Television Series Healthy Body, Healthy Mind on the link between health information technology (HIT) or electronic health records (EHRs) and the efficiency, and quality of healthcare that patients receive. Whether it's ensuring prescriptions are written and dispensed correctly, monitoring patients from a distance, or diagnosing patients in rural areas of the country, there are many ways to affect a patient's safety. This episode highlights some important work of HIT pioneers and show how tools such as EHRs can help make healthcare both safer and more efficient. For more information or to view this episode online click on the following link and scroll down to View Episode Clips: Electronic Health Records & Patient Safety.

David Bates, M.D. participated in the AHRQ/Healthology Webcast series on Patient Safety entitled: Tips for Taking Medicines Safely.

David Bates, M.D., Lucian Leape, M.D. and other center key personnel discuss medication patient safety on the Public Television Series syndicated show Healthy Body, Healthy Mind. Patient safety initiatives featured in this program include Brigham and Women Hospital's use of the new Web-based Incident Reporting System, CPOE, Barcode/eMAR System and Smart Pump Infusion Technology. This program also highlights the many multidisciplinary efforts involved in carrying out these safety measures.  For more information or to view the episode online click on the following link and scroll down to View Episode Clips: Patient Safety.

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Audio Program:

NPR's Talk of the Nation REPORT: HOSPITAL MEDICATION ERRORS COMMONPLACE with David Bates, MD hosted by Joe Palca - Friday July 28, 2006.

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News Stories:

John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Award Recipient for Individual Achievement
Jerry H. Gurwitz, M.D. 2006's Recipient

INTERNS' HOURS SHORTER, AND THAT'S GOOD FOR PATIENTS, By Alexander Friedman, M.D., New York Times, January 24, 2006

INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE ELECTS 64 NEW MEMBERS, Dr. Bates was one of 64 individuals given the distinguished honor of being elected to serve as a member of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies. October 24, 2005

IN CONVERSATION WITH...CHRISTOPHER P. LANDRIGAN, MD; By Dr. Robert Wachter, Editor, AHRQ WebM&M

HOSPITAL GROUP TO DETAIL SAFETY PLAN; By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff, January 26, 2005

WITH WORK, DANA-FARBER LEARNS FROM '94 MISTAKES ; By Scott Allen, Globe Staff; November 30, 2004

STATEWIDE MEDICAL RECORDS PLANNED, Blue Cross to give $50m to boost electronic project; By Liz Kowalcyk, Globe Staff; October 21, 2004

HIGHER TOLL CITED FROM HOSPITAL ERRORS; By Scott Allen, Globe Staff ; July 27, 2004

Research: David W. Bates, MD, MSc, Brigham and Women's Hospital ; Joint Commission™ Resources Journal on Quality and Safety

John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards; An Interview with Lucian Leape; 2004's Recipient

John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Award Recipient for Individual Achievement
Jeffrey Cooper, Ph.D. 2003's Recipient

John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Award Recipient for Individual Achievement
David W. Bates, M.D. 2002's Recipient