Posted by Gary Schwitzer in Health care journalism, Quality of care
Medical errors, safety and quality issues are highlighted in several new health journalism efforts.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a “Who Protects the Patients?” series underway. The latest story profiles a teenager who died after being suffocated at a hospital that had been warned that its restraint policies weren’t safe.
A sidebar to the latest story contrasts reporting policies in Missouri with those from at least one case in Minnesota.
It’s a nice job of team reporting by the Post-Dispatch.
Meantime, the Boston Globe today reports on “Mistakes that matter: 2 biopsy errors result in an unnecessary surgery and delayed treatment.”
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This story focuses on a family that may have a rare genetic mutation that increases their risk of heart disease. Unfortunately, the “rare” part wasn’t mentioned until 1,600 words into this 2,100 word story.
While this story adequately addressed 7 of our 10 criteria, the 3 on which it missed were significant omissions, yet could have been easily addressed.
Solid medical conference reporting, with many expert interviews and good context provided. Goes far beyond the conference presentation itself.
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