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Congress Approves Bill To Create National Medical Error Reporting SystemFrom: Atkinson, Samuel M (dean@thehuffpeople.net)Thu Jul 28 13:12:15 2005
dean@thehuffpeople.net .. Congress Approves Bill To Create National Medical Error Reporting System The House on Wednesday voted 428-3 to pass a bill (S 544) that would establish a national patient safety database to encourage voluntary reporting of medical errors, CongressDaily reports (CongressDaily, 7/28). The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-Vt.), was passed by the Senate on July 21. President Bush is expected to approve the measure, CQ Today reports. The bill would authorize HHS to certify independent "patient safety organizations," with a review of the certifications every three years (Angle, CQ Today, 7/27). Health care providers would report errors to the patient safety organizations, which would compile the information into the national database for analysis and make recommendations on ways to reduce errors (Freking, AP/Las Vegas Sun, 7/27). The data would not identify specific patients, health care providers or individuals who report errors, and disclosure of such information would result in a $10,000 fine per violation. In addition, the information could not be used as evidence in malpractice lawsuits or other litigation, nor could it be used by an accrediting body or regulator to take action against a provider. The one exception would be if a judge in a criminal proceeding determines the information "contains evidence of a criminal act and that such patient safety work product is material to the proceeding and not reasonably available from any other source" (CQ Today, 7/27). The bill would not bar patients or their families from using other medical records as evidence in malpractice lawsuits, the Los Angeles Times reports (Alonso-Zaldivar, Los Angeles Times, 7/27). The bill would prohibit employers from taking retaliatory action against employees who report medical errors (CQ Today, 7/27). The system would cost about $58 million over the next five years, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates (AP/Las Vegas Sun, 7/27). ----- End forwarded message -----
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