National Quality Forum Endorses Framework for Public Reporting of Patient Safety Events and Healthcare Errors

The National Quality Forum has announced its endorsement of a framework for the public reporting of patient safety events and healthcare errors.

 

The framework aims to provide a standardized approach for the capturing and presenting of information about adverse events including infections, medical complications and errors and accidents during patient care.

According to a news release from NQF, the framework offers seven guidelines that address issues including:

  • how to convey low-frequency events;
  • ways to protect patient confidentiality when reporting errors;
  • guidance on using data from trusted sources;
  • designing and implementing public reports; and
  • strategies for displaying publicly reported data in a consumer-friendly way.

 

Read the NQF news release about the framework for public reporting of patient safety events.

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