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Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2003

Introduced: February 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 13, 2003
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 24.
Mar 13, 2003
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Mar 11, 2003
House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than March 13, 2003.
Mar 11, 2003
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 108-31, Part I.
Feb 27, 2003
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 27, 2003
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 26, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 25, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 25, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to add a new part D (Patient Safety Improvements) to provide for voluntary reporting to the Secretary of Health and Human Services of patient safety data.

Prescribes confidentiality and peer review protections for such data. Directs the Comptroller General to report to the Congress on State laws that relate to patient safety data peer review systems. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety supports public and private sector initiatives to improve patient safety for items and services furnished through health care providers. Charges the Center with: (1) providing for the certification and recertification of patient safety organizations; and (2) establishing a Patient Safety Database to collect, support, and coordinate the analysis of non-identifiable information concerning patient safety that is reported. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop voluntary, national standards that promote the interoperability of health care information technology systems across all health care settings; and (2) encourage health care providers to adopt appropriate evidence-based methods to improve patient safety. Directs the Secretary to appoint a Medical Information Technology Advisory Board to advise and make recommendations on medical information technology.

What's happening now March 13, 2003

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 24.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 25, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 877: Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-877/
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"H.R. 877: Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-877/.
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H.R. 877, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-877/.
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