S.544: A bill to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the improvement of patient safety and to reduce the incidence of events that adversely effect patient safety. Became Public Law No: 109-41.
Related references:
To Err is Human: Building A Safer Health System, Linda T. Kohn, Janet M. Corrigan, and Molla S. Donaldson, Editors; Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine, 1999.
CRS Report, updated March 24, 2005: Health Care Quality: Improving Patient Safety by Promoting Medical Errors Reporting (34 pages, PDF).
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