State regulators in Missouri have proposed new rules that would require all Missouri hospitals to report adverse and "never" events, including wrong-site surgery and surgical site infections, to the state Department of Social Services, according to a News-Leader report.
Once hospitals report adverse events involving Medicaid patients to the Department of Social Services, that data would become public record.
The rules were proposed after federal regulators found the state Medicaid program, MO HealthNet, was not in compliance with federal Medicaid standards for quality reporting, which requires hospitals to report adverse events to a patient safety organization. According to the report, approximately two-thirds of Missouri hospitals have not reported any adverse events to the patient safety organization Missouri Center for Patient Safety.
State officials say the proposed Medicaid rules could increase transparency about hospital errors.
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Once hospitals report adverse events involving Medicaid patients to the Department of Social Services, that data would become public record.
The rules were proposed after federal regulators found the state Medicaid program, MO HealthNet, was not in compliance with federal Medicaid standards for quality reporting, which requires hospitals to report adverse events to a patient safety organization. According to the report, approximately two-thirds of Missouri hospitals have not reported any adverse events to the patient safety organization Missouri Center for Patient Safety.
State officials say the proposed Medicaid rules could increase transparency about hospital errors.
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