HB2996 - Tennessee: Health Care, Health, Dept. Of, Public Health

Public Health - Authorizes department of health to regulate patient safety organizations for purposes of collecting relevant health data. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-211. Fiscal Summary for *HB2996Not Available Bill Summary for *HB2996 This bill allows a private or public organization or a component thereof to apply to the department of health to be designated as a patient safety organization. "Patient safety organization" means a public or private organization, or component of any such organization, whose primary activity is to improve patient safety and the quality of health care delivery for patients receiving care, through the collection, aggregation, analysis or processing of medical or health care related information submitted to the organization by a health care facility. The department may designate as a [...]

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