What is the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act?

‍The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act establishes a voluntary reporting system for healthcare providers to share information about medical errors and adverse events without fear of legal consequences. This promotes learning from mistakes to improve patient safety.

Why is this act important?

• Error prevention: Encourages reporting to identify system problems.
• Quality improvement: Facilitates learning from adverse events.
• Legal protection: Shields safety reports from litigation.

Key provisions

• Confidentiality for safety reports.
• Creation of Patient Safety Organizations.
• National patient safety database.

How Solace can help

‍A Solace advocate can help you understand how this act protects patients, assist with reporting safety concerns, and follow up on quality improvement initiatives. They can also help you navigate situations where medical errors have occurred and ensure appropriate actions are taken.