A Review of Current State-Level Adverse Medical Event Reporting Practices Toward National Standards

• Main Author: Beckett, Megan K. (auth)
• Other Authors: Fossum, Donna (auth), Moreno, Connie S. (auth), Galegher, Jolene (auth), Marken, Richard S. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2006
• Subjects: Medicolegal issues; Medical research; Central government policies; Health Sciences; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Summarizes the results of a survey of a 50-state survey of systems for reporting adverse medical events that took place in 2004. The report documents the consistency of information that states collect, identifies issues relating to establishing a national patient safety repository, and presents a pl...