Officials gave the hospitals until Tuesday to verify the reports’ accuracy. The hospitals reported no significant errors involving patients since a law was enacted three years ago requiring hospitals to report any mistake that puts a patient at risk of death or serious injury.
The 87 facilities represent more than 20 percent of California’s 418 hospitals. Sen. Elaine Alquist (D-Santa Clara) expressed doubts that nearly a quarter of the state’s hospitals would go three years without a significant medical error.
Read the San Francisco Chronicle report on California hospital errors.
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–Six California Hospitals Fined for Data Breaches
–California Healthcare Showing Weak Recovery
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