New Jersey bill proposes increased identification of hospitals that have committed errors
Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 28, 2009
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As part of an expansion of the Patient Safety Act that went into effect in New Jersey four years ago, a new bill (S2471) would give consumers increased knowledge of which hospitals have committed serious errors in patient care, reports The Star-Ledger. Currently, the law is written in a way that keeps hospital names confidential so that they will continue to report when errors occur, says the article.
The proposed bill, which has passed through a state Senate panel, allows for hospitals to maintain confidentiality for most errors; however, hospitals would be required to report publicly about the 14 most egregious errors (also known as never events), many of which have been named to Medicare's no-pay list. Advocates for the bill say it will give consumers more information around which they can base decisions for hospital care.
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