On May 24, 2016, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued guidance (Guidance) to health care providers and patient safety organizations (PSOs) in an attempt to clarify the definition of patient safety work product (PSWP) under the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 and its implementing regulations (collectively, the
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PSQIA held to preempt Florida constitutional right to access adverse medical incident reports
By Conor Duffy on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
On October 28, 2015, the District Court of Appeal in the First District of Florida held in Southern Baptist Hospital, Inc. v. Jean Charles, Jr. et al. that the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (PSQIA) preempts a provision of the Florida Constitution that provides patients with a broad right of access…