H.R. 4349 · 109th Congress

Patient Safety Act of 2005

Stage: In committee
Sponsor: Maurice Hinchey
Introduced: 2005-11-16
Latest action: 2005-12-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

Subjects

Congress

Medicare

Health

Law

Medicaid

Commerce

Hospital care

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Government Operations and Politics

Labor and Employment

Social Welfare

Congressional reporting requirements

Consumer education

Quality of care

Government paperwork

Government publicity

Housing and Community Development

Rural health

Internet

Licenses

Nurses

Electronic government information

Web sites

Paramedical personnel

Discrimination in employment

Clinics

Fines (Penalties)

Surgery

Accreditation (Medical care)

Occupational health and safety

Disciplining of employees

Whistle blowing

Medical records

Hours of labor

Medical statistics

Hospital personnel

Drug utilization

Kidney diseases

Dismissal of employees

Ambulatory care

Case mix (Medical care)

Consumer complaints

Mortality

Psychiatric hospitals

Ulcers

Urology