Longitudinal Evaluation of the Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform Demonstration Program
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Contract No. HHSA290200710073T (PRISM Order #HHSA29032001T)
Task Order No. 3: The Longitudinal Evaluation of the Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform Demonstration Program
Prepared by:
Michelle Pillen, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Hayes
Natasha Driver, MH.Sc.
Anna Hodgson, M.A., P.M.P.
James Bell Associates
Contents
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Executive Summary
Findings and Observations
Introduction
Methodology
Findings
Improving Communication
Improving Patient Safety
Exploring Resolution Methods
Appendix A. Grantee Profiles
Carilion Medical Center
University of Washington
University of Utah
Sanford Research
Washington State University
Johns Hopkins University
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
The Ohio State University
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Multicare Health System
Wishard Health Services (Now Under Eskenazi Health)
Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research
Appendix B. References
Copyright and Source Information
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the authors, who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
This project was funded under contract number HHSA290200710073T (PRISM Order #HHSA29032001T) from AHRQ. The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position of AHRQ or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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None of the investigators have any affiliations or financial involvement that conflicts with the material presented in this report.
