Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005

Summary

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to designate patient safety data as privileged and confidential. Permits certain disclosures of patient safety data by a provider or patient safety organization (PSO), including: (1) voluntary disclosures of non-identifiable data; (2) disclosures of data containing evidence of a wanton and criminal act to directly harm the patient; (3) disclosures necessary to carry out PSO or research activities; and (4) voluntary disclosures for public health surveillance. Defines a "patient safety organization" as an organization certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that conducts efforts to improve patient safety and the quality of health care delivery through the collection and analysis of patient safety data. Prohibits an accrediting body from: (1) taking any accrediting action against a provider based on the provider's good faith participation in collecting, developing, reporting, or maintaining patient safety data; or (2) requiring a provider to reveal its communications with any PSO. Prevents a provider from taking an adverse employment action against an individual based upon the good faith reporting of information. Requires the Secretary to: (1) maintain a patient safety network of databases that has the capacity to accept, aggregate, and analyze non-identifiable patient safety data voluntarily reported and that provides an interactive resource for providers and PSOs; (2) develop or adopt voluntary national standards to promote the electronic exchange of health care information; and (3) contract with a research organization to study the impact of medical technologies and therapies on health care.

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• Enrolled Bill (text)

  Enrolled Bill · EN

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• Enrolled Bill (PDF)

  Enrolled Bill · EN

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• Public Law (text)

  Public Law · EN · 29 July 2005

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 29 July 2005

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• Public Law

  summary · EN · 29 July 2005

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• Passed House without amendment

  summary · EN · 27 July 2005

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• Engrossed in Senate (text)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 21 July 2005

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• Engrossed in Senate (PDF)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 21 July 2005

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• Referred in House (text)

  Referred in House · EN · 21 July 2005

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• Referred in House (PDF)

  Referred in House · EN · 21 July 2005

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 21 July 2005

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 March 2005

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 March 2005

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 8 March 2005

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