H.R. 877 · 108th Congress

Medical Mistakes bill

Stage: Reported from committee
Sponsor: Nancy Johnson
Introduced: 2003-02-25
Latest action: 2003-03-13 · Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

Subjects

Congress

Health

Law

Department of Health and Human Services

Commerce

Right of privacy

Business records

Emergency Management

Science, Technology, Communications

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Government Operations and Politics

Labor and Employment

Crime and Law Enforcement

Hospitals

Congressional reporting requirements

Emergency medicine

Congressional investigations

Information technology

Communication in medicine

Federal advisory bodies

Medical malpractice

Medical personnel

Physicians

Quality of care

Government paperwork

Government publicity

Standards

State laws

Health facilities

Patients' rights

Home care services

Administrative procedure

Security measures

Nursing homes

Public-private partnerships

Data banks

Accident prevention

Discrimination in employment

Terminal care

Fines (Penalties)

Accreditation (Medical care)

Confidential communications

Disciplining of employees

Executive reorganization

Fees

Whistle blowing

Medical records

Medical statistics

Legal fees

Peer review organizations (Medicine)

Health information systems

Surveys

Computer security measures

Conflict of interests

Patient satisfaction

Computer matching