Patient Safety
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-41), signed into law on July 29, 2005, was enacted in response to growing concern about patient safety in the United States and the Institute of Medicine's 1999 report, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System. The goal of the Act is to improve patient safety by encouraging voluntary and confidential reporting of events that adversely affect patients.
Tools and Resources for Patients and Consumers
Keeping Patients Safe
Frequently Asked Questions
Tools and Resources for Health Care Professionals