preventable medical errors

September 1, 2009 - 1:53pm
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***MULTIMEDIA PACKAGE*** Assembly Dems on New Law Combating Hospital Medical Errors

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ASSEMBLY DEMS ON NEW LAW COMBATING HOSPITAL MEDICAL ERRORS

(PLAINSBORO) - Assembly members Paul D. Moriarty, Linda R. Greenstein and Herb Conaway, M.D. today issued a multimedia package on a new law they sponsored to help prevent hospital medical errors.

The law (A-1264/3371/3633) was signed by Gov. Jon S. Corzine during a public ceremony at AARP New Jersey headquarters. It requires the state Department of Health and Senior Services to include hospital-specific data on 14 patient safety indicators in the agency's annual Hospital Performance Report that is available to the public.  The law also prohibits hospitals and doctors from billing a patient or insurance company for specific types of medical errors and hospital-acquired conditions.

The sponsors said the law enables the public to make more informed decisions about their health care options while encouraging poorly performing hospitals to improve patient safety.

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May 21, 2009 - 3:07pm
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MORIARTY/GREENSTEIN/CONAWAY/GREENWALD/CRUZ-PEREZ BILL TO REQUIRE HOSPITAL-BY-HOSPITAL MEDICAL ERROR REPORTING PASSES ASSEMBLY

MORIARTY/GREENSTEIN/CONAWAY/GREENWALD/CRUZ-PEREZ BILL TO REQUIRE STATE TO REPORT HOSPITAL-BY-HOSPITAL MEDICAL ERRORS PASSES ASSEMBLY

Measure Also Would Bar Charging Patients & Insurance Companies for Preventable Mistakes

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assembly members Paul Moriarty, Linda Greenstein, Lou Greenwald and Nilsa Cruz-Perez sponsored to require the state to publicly report medical errors made at each hospital and prohibit hospitals from charging for preventable mistakes was released today passed the Assembly.

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May 12, 2009 - 12:18pm
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***MULTIMEDIA PACKAGE*** Moriarty, Conaway, Greenstein, Cruz-Perez on Prohibiting Payment for Preventable Medical Errors

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MORIARTY/CONAWAY/GREENSTEIN/CRUZ-PEREZ ON PROHIBITING PAYMENT FOR PREVENTABLE MEDICAL ERRORS

Measure Would Protect Consumers through Enhanced Error Reporting; Prohibition of Payment for Severe Medical Mistakes

(TRENTON) - Assembly members Paul D. Moriarty, Herb Conaway, M.D., Linda R. Greenstein and Nilsa Cruz-Perez today issued a multimedia package on their legislation to protect New Jersey consumers from being billed for certain egregious medical errors.

The measure (A-3371) is designed to mitigate serious and preventable medical errors. It would prohibit hospitals from charging patients and their insurance companies for medical bills related to these errors and require public hospital-by-hospital reporting of certain errors.

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May 7, 2009 - 11:21am
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MORIARTY/GREENSTEIN/CONAWAY/GREENWALD/CRUZ-PEREZ BILL TO REQUIRE STATE TO REPORT HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC ERRORS CLEARS ASSEMBLY PANEL

MORIARTY/GREENSTEIN/CONAWAY/GREENWALD/CRUZ-PEREZ BILL TO REQUIRE STATE TO REPORT HOSPITAL-BY-HOSPTIAL MEDICAL ERRORS CLEARS ASSEMBLY PANEL

Measure Also Would Bar Charging Patients & Insurance Companies for Preventable Mistakes

(TRENTON) – Legislation Assembly members Paul Moriarty, Linda Greenstein, Lou Greenwald and Nilsa Cruz-Perez sponsored to require the state to publicly report medical errors made at each hospital and prohibit hospitals from charging for preventable mistakes was released today by an Assembly panel.

The bill (A-1264/3371/3633) is designed to encourage less medical errors while improving consumer safety and knowledge.

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