Marshall Allen
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Marshall Allen is a reporter for ProPublica. His "Do No Harm: Hospital Care in Las Vegas," written in collaboration with Alex Richards for the Las Vegas Sun, was honored with several journalism awards, including winning the Harvard Kennedy School's 2011 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting and coming in as a Pulitzer Prize finalist for local reporting. His health-care coverage was recognized as the best in the country in 2009 by the Association of Healthcare Journalists (AHCJ). In 2007, he won second place for his beat reporting for the Sun where he spent five years before coming to ProPublica in 2011. Before he was in journalism, Allen spent five years in full-time ministry, including three years in Nairobi, Kenya. He has a Master's degree in Theology.
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Patient Safety Journal Adjusts After an Eye-Opening Scandal
Nov. 26, 9:30 a.m.
Kickback allegations against its former editor prompted the Journal of Patient Safety to review his writings and adopt new standards for disclosing commercial conflicts of interest.The Two Things That Rarely Happen After a Medical Mistake
Nov. 21, 9:30 a.m.
Patients seldom are told or get an apology when they are harmed during medical care, according to a new study based on results from ProPublica's Patient Harm Questionnaire.Medical Company May Be Falling Short of Its Patient-Safety Ideals
Oct. 6, 9 a.m.
Masimo Corporation's chief executive is a leading voice in the movement to reduce medical errors, but the Food and Drug Administration says his company isn't properly investigating complaints.Q&A: What Can U.S. Health Care Learn from the Ebola Outbreak?
Aug. 14, 2:51 p.m.
We’re Still Not Tracking Patient Harm
July 17, 1:44 p.m.
Top patient-safety experts call on Congress to step in and, among other steps, give the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wider responsibility for measuring medical mistakes.Rocky Mountain High or Reefer Madness? Legal Pot in Colorado Comes with Risks
April 7, 9 a.m.
A reporter returns to his hometown and confronts the new reality of legalized marijuana.So You’ve Become a Patient Safety Statistic – Now What?
March 26, 11 a.m.
Six recommended steps to take if you've suffered harm in a medical facility.One Third of Skilled Nursing Patients Harmed in Treatment
March 3, 9:47 a.m.
A study by Medicare’s inspector general of skilled nursing facilities says nearly 22,000 patients were injured and more than 1,500 died in a single month — a higher rate of medical errors than hospitals.Health Quality Group Rethinks Drug Endorsement
Feb. 28, 8:40 p.m.
The National Quality Forum says it is considering “substantive changes” to guidelines that recommend a surgical antiseptic at the center of a kickback scandal.Citing ‘Distraction,’ Quality Forum CEO Resigns Board Seats
Feb. 27, 2:51 p.m.
Dr. Christine Cassel said she is voluntarily stepping down from directorships at two health care companies that have an interest in the National Quality Forum’s work.Hidden in a Heart, a Discovery ‘Beyond Belief’
Feb. 21, 10:56 a.m.
Linda Carswell hoped a lab test might bring closure after her husband’s mysterious death in a Texas hospital. Then came the unimaginable results.Payments to CEO Raise New Conflicts at Top Health Quality Group
Feb. 12, 1:34 p.m.
The National Quality Forum says it approved allowing Dr. Christine Cassel collect six-figure compensation to serve on the boards of health care companies affected by the group’s work.Senator Cites ‘Serious Concerns,’ Demands National Quality Forum Records
Feb. 4, 11:40 a.m.
Following a ProPublica report, Sen. Charles Grassley wants to know what steps the country’s leading health quality group has taken to avoid commercial conflicts-of-interest.Hidden Financial Ties Rattle Top Health Quality Group
Jan. 28, 12:18 p.m.
After an adviser is accused of taking kickbacks, the National Quality Forum launches a review of its widely used patient safety guidelines.Ten Patient Stories: When Attorneys Refused My Medical Malpractice Case
Jan. 9, 10:57 a.m.
Dozens of readers responded to our post about Ernie Ciccotelli, who couldn’t get a lawyer to pursue his claim for damages from a life-threatening infection he acquired in the hospital.Patient Harm: When An Attorney Won’t Take Your Case
Jan. 6, 9:06 a.m.
Studies show that nine of 10 patients seeking a medical malpractice attorney won’t find one — women, children and the elderly in particular.Five Takeaways: Why Doctors Stay Mum About Mistakes Their Colleagues Make
Nov. 19, 2013, 9 a.m.
Why Doctors Stay Mum About Mistakes Their Colleagues Make
Nov. 8, 2013, 12:37 p.m.
Telling a patient about another doctor’s medical error can mean losing business or suffering retribution. Now, some physicians are looking for ways to break the code of silence.Muckreads Podcast: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
Oct. 11, 2013, 9:59 a.m.
ProPublica reporter Marshall Allen interviews Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada about their new book, “League of Denial," which reveals that the NFL spent decades undermining researchers who found links between football and brain injuries and played down the risks.How Many Die From Medical Mistakes in U.S. Hospitals?
Sep. 19, 2013, 9:03 a.m.
An updated estimate says it could be at least 210,000 patients a year – more than twice the number in the Institute of Medicine’s frequently quoted report, “To Err is Human.”Safeguard the public interest.
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