http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?tab=main&bill=s109-544
The new law creates a new confidential “patient safety work product” that is to be used only for analysis and review to improve health outcomes.
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The new law “Amends the Public Health Service Act to make patient safety work product privileged information.
- Defines "patient safety work product" as a record concerning patient information either reported to a patient safety organization by a health care provider (doctor, hospital, etc.) or created by a patient safety organization.
- Defines a "patient safety organization" as an organization, certified under this Act, that collects such information with the goal of improving patient safety and the quality of health care delivery.
- Prohibits patient safety work product: (1) from being subject to a civil or administrative subpoena or order; (2) from being required to be admitted as evidence in any State or Federal civil or administrative proceeding…”
(read complete summary from the American Association Of Clinical Endocrinologists)
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