Secrecy Shields Medical Mishaps From Public View

According to a national investigation by Hearst Newspapers, many hospitals are still failing to report medical errors even after a report issued in 1999 outlined the need for reforms. The report, written by 22 physicians, called for improvements in patient safety and a nationwide system to track hospital errors. The newspaper's investigation found that ten years after the report many hospitals have been slow to institute change and lobby groups have fought against a national registry for hospital errors. San Francisco Chronicle