| Subject: | DHHS Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 |
| Category: | Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
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| Published: | Thu, 1 Sep 2005 - 10:00 am |
| The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-41), signed into law on July 29, 2005 provides legal protection for voluntarily reported information related to medial errors and adverse events. The goal of this new legislation is to create a culture of safety within healthcare institutions. The Act consists of three components:
Voluntary reporting of patient safety data -A new national database for the collection of patient safety data -Evaluation of the... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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