Recent testimony on proposed Senate Bill 209 suggests strong support for the new measure, which seeks to continue public hospital reporting of sentinel events and also require disclosure of where those medical errors occurred, according to a KTNV news report.
Proponents of the bill, including AARP and University Medical Center in Las Vegas, say transparency is needed to ensure the best quality of care. Under Senate Bill 209, healthcare organizations would be required to report all sentinel events, including treatment delay, wrong patient procedure and medication errors, to the state department of health. The department would then publish all incidents and the respective facilities at which those events took place, according to the news report.
Read the news report about Nevada's Senate Bill 209.
Read other coverage about patient safety legislation:
- Washington Bill Would Give More Rights to Individuals Claiming Medical Errors
- Proposed Bill Requires Maine Hospitals to Screen High-Risk Patients for MRSA Before Admission
- Patient Safety Commission Administrator Opposes Mandatory Hospital Reporting
Proponents of the bill, including AARP and University Medical Center in Las Vegas, say transparency is needed to ensure the best quality of care. Under Senate Bill 209, healthcare organizations would be required to report all sentinel events, including treatment delay, wrong patient procedure and medication errors, to the state department of health. The department would then publish all incidents and the respective facilities at which those events took place, according to the news report.
Read the news report about Nevada's Senate Bill 209.
Read other coverage about patient safety legislation:
- Washington Bill Would Give More Rights to Individuals Claiming Medical Errors
- Proposed Bill Requires Maine Hospitals to Screen High-Risk Patients for MRSA Before Admission
- Patient Safety Commission Administrator Opposes Mandatory Hospital Reporting