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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 1913 - Creation of patient safety surveillance and improvement system
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Current as of June 2015
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“Creation; implementation under the health law”
The Department of Health must establish a comprehensive patient safety surveillance and improvement system to improve patient safety, eliminate adverse events, and support quality improvement efforts by hospitals. The department must:
- Collect data concerning the occurrence of reportable adverse events;
- Aggregate and analyze data to develop strategies to target and eliminate specific adverse events;
- Verify that hospitals are in compliance with the law;
- Verify that hospitals are conducting causal analyses and developing corrective action plans for reportable adverse events; and
- Provide technical assistance; and encourage hospitals to utilize anonymous in-hospital reporting when possible.
Current as of June 2015
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