Too many patients experience significant challenges with health
care quality and patient safety, and injured patients are not
well-served by the current medical liability system. In addition,
the medical community reports serious problems with the medical
liability system.
In response, one component of President Obama's health
care reform proposals is launching a new demonstration initiative
through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ),
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Background / Subcommittee / More Information
Background
AHRQ is soliciting applications for a new demonstration initiative
(R18) that will help States and health care systems to test models
that meet the following goals:
- Put patient safety first and work to reduce preventable injuries.
- Foster better communication between doctors and their patients.
- Ensure that patients are compensated in a fair and timely
manner for medical injuries while also reducing the incidence
of frivolous lawsuits.
- Reduce liability premiums.
AHRQ is also supporting planning grants (R21) to State and health
systems for future initiatives in patient safety and medical
liability reform.
For more information on the solicitations:
Subcommittee on Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform
The Subcommittee of the AHRQ National Advisory Committee met
on October 26:
More Information
Go to the HHS
Fact Sheet for details on the Patient Safety and Medical
Liability Reform Demonstration.
Current as of November 2009
Internet Citation:
Medical Liability Reform
and Patient Safety: Demonstration and Planning Grants. November
2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville,
MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/liability/
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