Health Care Quality : Improving Patient Safety by Promoting Medical Errors Reporting.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health facilities.

Medical personnel.

State governments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (34 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on problem of medical errors by health care providers and analyzes medical error reporting systems. Discusses legal and policy issues facing State mandatory reporting systems and major national voluntary reporting systems, and identifies design features of effective reporting programs. Describes and compares provisions in H.R. 663 and S. 544, both the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, to establish legal protections for data and reports on medical errors to encourage voluntary reporting.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Health Care Quality

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.