Patient Safety Act - 1.0 Credit

Patient Safety Act

Presented by: The Florida Professional Liability Self-Insurance Programs
 

Disclosure Statement: The Florida Professional Liability Self-Insurance Program has disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships.  No one else in a position to control content has any financial relationships to disclose.

Requirements for Successful Completion: This CME activity consists of an educational component (slides, audio/online lecture) which is followed by an online post-test.  Certificates are awarded upon successful completion (80% proficiency) of the post-test.  In order to receive credit, participants must view the presentation in its entirety.

Release Date: 07/01/2021

Expiration Date: 12/31/2023

Target Audience: Physicians, Specialty Physicians, Residents, and Physician Assistants.

Learning Objectives: As a result of the participation in this activity, participants should be able to: 
1. Evolution of Patient Safety and the Patient Safety Act.

2. Benefits of Patient Safety Organizations.

3. Elements of a Patient Safety Organization.

4. Structure of a Patient Safety Organization.

5. Legal challenges.

6. Lessons learned.

CME Advisory Committee Disclosure: Conflict of interest information for the CME Advisory Committee members can be found on the following website: https://cme.ufl.edu/disclosure/.  All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Accreditation: The University of Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit: The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Contact: If you have any questions please feel free to contact SIPHELP at (352) 273-7006 or at SIPHELP@ad.ufl.edu.

Bibliographic Sources:
1. Institute of Medicine: To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System.

2. National Center for Patient Safety.

3. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

4. 2004, Amendment 7 to the Florida Constitution, now identified as Article 10, Section 25, known as the Patients’ Right to Know About Adverse Medical Incidents.

5. Patient Safety Improvement Act.

6. Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (PSQIA or Patient Safety Act).

7. Aon Insurance and ASHRM’s Hospital and Physician Professional Liability Benchmark Analysis.

8. Kentucky Supreme Court, Tibbs v. Bunnell.

9. Florida District Court of Appeal, Southern Baptist v. Charles.