Patient Safety Act HHS Is in the Process of Implementing the Act, So Its Effectiveness Cannot Yet Be Evaluated

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government information.

Health facilities.

Information services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2010

Summary:

Report examining HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) implementation of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 by creating a list of patient safety organizations so that these entities are authorized under the Act to collect patient safety data from health care providers to develop improvements in patient safety, and reviewing AHRQ progress in implementing network of patient safety databases to collect and aggregate patient safety data

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Other Format:

Microfiche version United States Government Accountability Office Patient Safety Act

Publisher Number:

CMP-2010-GAO-0011

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license