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PATIENT SAFETY | | The Patient Safety Surveillance and Improvement System (PSSIS) was created for the purpose of improving patient safety, eliminating adverse events in Vermont hospitals, and supporting, and facilitating quality improvement efforts by hospitals. The Vermont Department of Health is charged by statute to operate the PSSIS, and contracts with the Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care (VPQHC) to administer the System.
- Each Vermont hospital must
- Establish internal policies and procedures to identify, track and analyze all adverse events and near misses
- Conduct appropriate causal analysis
- Develop and implement corrective action plans
- Each hospital must report any incidence of intentional unsafe acts
- Each hospital must develop policies and procedures requiring disclosure to patients relating to adverse events that cause death or serious bodily injury.
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