Patient safety measure headed for Senate floor

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The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee unanimously voted to establish a certification system for patient safety organizations that collect data related to medical errors, and also prevent such data from being used against physicians and institutions in court cases. Whether the legislation will be now go to the floor for discussion and a possible vote.

Company systems management, Information management, Patients' rights, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

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House passes patient safety legislation

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The House of Representatives passed the patient safety legislation, promising to allow physicians to report medical errors without risking being punished based on the information they provide. This would create a confidential medical error tracking system that is attractive to physicians and patients.

HEALTH SERVICES, Health care industry, Patients, Medical errors

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House drops FDA safeguards from reimportation bill

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New drug reimportation legislation would allow the process without the US Food and Drug Administration's certification.

Government expenditures, Government domestic functions, Foreign trade, International economic relations, Interpretation and construction, Pharmaceutical industry, International trade, Economic policy, Social policy, United States. Congress, United States. Food and Drug Administration, Administrative agencies, Government agencies, Pharmaceutical policy, Health policy, Trade policy

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