United States · Bill · S
S. 3596 (111th)
Culture of Safety Hospital Accountability Act of 2010
Introduced
15 July 2010
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Summary
Culture of Safety Hospital Accountability Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Heatlh and Human Services (HHS) to study for a report made available on the Internet website of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: (1) existing activities and programs in hospitals for quality assurance, patient safety, and performance improvement; and (2) any best practices that should be replicated in hospitals to improve patient safety and quality of care, consistent with the quality assessment and performance improvement program, as required by the conditions of participation for hospitals under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Directs the Secretary to establish the Culture of Safety Hospital Accountability demonstration program to support establishing partnerships and other cooperative approaches among hospitals, state health care agencies, and HHS to promote and implement the best practices.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 July 2010
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 July 2010
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 15 July 2010
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3596
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3596