S.C. hospitals launching patient safety initiatives

By JOHN MONK
The national debate about what the public should know about hospital errors and quality is intensifying. But hospitals, citing patient privacy, still are hesitant to release much internal data about patient safety and their staffs’ performance.
“You’re flying blind,” said Lynn Bailey, a longtime Columbia health care economist who says people can learn far more about the Fords and Toyotas they drive than about local hospitals.
But change is in the works in South Carolina. Read more...