Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005

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United States federal statute healthcare law

The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 is a U.S. federal law designed to improve healthcare quality and reduce medical errors by encouraging confidential reporting and analysis of patient safety events.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ healthcare law ⓘ
abbreviation	PSO for Patient Safety Organization ⓘ
administeredBy	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	Patient Safety Organizations NERFINISHED ⓘ entities reporting patient safety events ⓘ healthcare providers ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
codifiedSection	42 U.S.C. 299b-21 through 42 U.S.C. 299b-26 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createsConcept	patient safety work product ⓘ
createsEntityType	Patient Safety Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ
distinguishesFrom	mandatory state adverse event reporting systems ⓘ
enactedBy	109th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
encourages	systematic analysis of patient safety events ⓘ voluntary reporting of medical errors ⓘ
establishes	framework for voluntary, confidential reporting systems ⓘ
focusesOn	medical errors ⓘ near misses in healthcare ⓘ patient safety events ⓘ
hasRegulations	Patient Safety and Quality Improvement final rule ⓘ
implementedBy	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality NERFINISHED ⓘ Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
intendedEffect	promote a culture of safety in healthcare ⓘ reduce fear of legal liability for reporting errors ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
legalProtection	confidentiality protections for patient safety work product ⓘ limits on disclosure of patient safety work product ⓘ privilege protections for patient safety work product ⓘ
legislativeBranch	United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
presidentAtSigning	George W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryGoal	improve healthcare quality ⓘ improve patient safety ⓘ reduce medical errors ⓘ
purpose	encourage voluntary reporting of patient safety events ⓘ facilitate analysis of patient safety events ⓘ
regulationsIssuedBy	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality NERFINISHED ⓘ Office for Civil Rights of HHS NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	medical error reporting ⓘ patient safety reporting systems ⓘ quality improvement in healthcare ⓘ
requires	HHS to list and oversee Patient Safety Organizations ⓘ
sector	healthcare ⓘ
shortName	PSQIA NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedBy	George W. Bush ⓘ
typeOfProtection	confidentiality protections enforced by HHS Office for Civil Rights ⓘ federal privilege for patient safety work product ⓘ
yearEnacted	2005 ⓘ

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