Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2003

HR 5, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2003, introduced by Rep. James Greenwood in the House and S. 607 by Senator John Ensign in the Senate to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. S 2061 A bill to improve women's health access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services – introduced by Senator Judd Gregg. S 2207 A bill to improve women's access to health care services, and the access of all individuals to emergency and trauma care services, by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of such services – introduced by Senator Judd Gregg. HR663, the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, introduced by Rep. Michael Bilirakis in the House Amends the Public Health Service Act to make patient safety work product privileged information. Defines "patient safety work product" as a record concerning patient information either reported to a patient safety organization by a health care provider (doctor, hospital, etc.) or created by a patient safety organization. Defines a "patient safety organization" as an organization, certified under this Act, that collects such information with the goal of improving patient safety and the quality of health care delivery. HR 877: The Patient Safety Improvement Act introduced by Rep. Nancy Johnson 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 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. S. 1053, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2003, introduced by Senator Olympia Snowe. Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit health discrimination on the basis of genetic information or services. Defines genetic information as genetic tests of an individual or family member or occurrence of a disease or disorder in family members used to predict risk of disease in asymptomatic or undiagnosed individuals. Defines genetic services as health services provided for genetic education and counseling.

Client expense: $187,307 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), President of the U.S., SENATE

FFY 2004 Budget Resolution FFY 2004 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill S.889,H.R.1710 The American Hospital Preservation Act of 2003 H.R.1580 the Area Wage and Standardized Rate Act S.138,H.R.816 State Budget Relief Act of 2003 S.511,S.607,H.R.5 Medical Liability Reform S.652,H.R.328 Medicaid DSH Access to Hospitals Act H.R.810 Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act H.R.1776 The Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2003 S.1222, H.R.2246 Medicare Inpatient Rehab. Facility Payment Modifications H.R.934 The Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2003 H.R.501 Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act S.720,H.R.663,H.R.877 Patient Safety Improvement Act S.869,H.R.817 Assure Access to Mammography Act S.412,H.R.819 Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act of 2003 S.486,H.R.953 Paul Wellstone Mental Health Treatment Parity Act S.845,H.R.1689 Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2003 S.816, H.R.1675 Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act of 2003 H.R.3035 Medication Errors Reduction Act of 2003 H.R.3722 Reporting Undocumented Immigrants Receiving Care S.1, H.R.1 Prescription Drug Benefit P.L.108-173 Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 P.L.108-27 Jobs & Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act H.R.1770 Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act EMTALA Standards Sarbanes-Oxley regulation Internal Revenue Service Form 990 reporting regulations Provider-based designation regulations Indirect Medical Education Relief CMS Conditions of Participation Requirements Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillators CMS Proposed Outlier Payment Methodology modifications CMS Proposed Patient Experiences of Care Survey Tool CMS Hospital Quality Reporting Pilot Project CMS Proposed Inpatient Rehabilitation PPS Regulations CMS Proposed Inpatient PPS Regulations CMS Proposed Outpatient PPS Regulations CMS Proposed Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Regulations CMS Proposed Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Regulations FDA Bar Code Label Requirements for Human Drug Products and Blood CMS Home Health Quality Initiative CMS Occupational Case Mix Survey

HR 5, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2003, introduced by Rep. James Greenwood in the House and S. 607 by Senator John Ensign in the Senate to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. HR663, the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, introduced by Rep. Michael Bilirakis in the House Amends the Public Health Service Act to make patient safety work product privileged information. Defines "patient safety work product" as a record concerning patient information either reported to a patient safety organization by a health care provider (doctor, hospital, etc.) or created by a patient safety organization. Defines a "patient safety organization" as an organization, certified under this Act, that collects such information with the goal of improving patient safety and the quality of health care delivery. HR 877: The Patient Safety Improvement Act introduced by Rep. Nancy Johnson 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 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. S. 1053, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2003, introduced by Senator Olympia Snowe. Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit health discrimination on the basis of genetic information or services. Defines genetic information as genetic tests of an individual or family member or occurrence of a disease or disorder in family members used to predict risk of disease in asymptomatic or undiagnosed individuals. Defines genetic services as health services provided for genetic education and counseling.

Medicare Inpatient Marketbasket and Indirect Medical Education: The American Hospital Preservation Act of 2003 (H.R.1710/S.899); Medicare Rural, Small Community, and Small City Hospital Package: The Area Wage Index and Standardized Rate Act (H.R.1580); Medicaid: The State Budget Relief Act of 2003 (original bill: H.R.816/S.138); Medical Liability Reform-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health Care (HEALTH) Act of 2003 (H.R.5/S.607); Medicare Rehabilitation Hospital Inpatient Payment Modifications (H.R.2246/s.1222); Rural Hospital Package-Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act of 2003 (H.R.1675/S.816); Regulatory Reform-Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act. (H.R.810); Pension Fund Protection: The Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2003 (H.R.1776); Medication Errors Reduction Act of 2003 (H.R.3035); Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2003 (H.R.934); Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act (H.R.501); Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2003 (H.R.663/H.R.877/S.720); Assure Access to Mammography Act (H.R.817/869); Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act of 2003 (S.412/H.R.819); Paul Wellstone Mental Health Treatment Parity Act (S.486/H.R.953); Elimination of Restrictions on Federal Medicaid and S-CHIP Coverage: The Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2003 (H.R.1689/S.845);

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

FFY 2004 Budget Resolution FFY 2004 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill S.889, H.R.1710 The American Hospital Preservation Act of 2003 H.R.1580 The Area Wage and Standardized Rate Act S.138, H.R.816 State Budget Relief Act of 2003 S.511, S.607, H.R.5 Medical Liability Reform S.652, H.R.328 Medicaid DSH: Access to Hospitals Act H.R.810 Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act H.R.1776 The Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2003 S.1222, H.R.2246 Medicare Inaptient Rehab. Facility Payment Modifications H.R.934 The Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2003 H.R.501 Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act S.720, H.R.663, H.R.877 Patient Safety Improvement Act S.869, H.R.817 Assure Access to Mammography Act S.412, H.R.819 Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act of 2003 S.486, H.R.953 Paul Wellstone Mental Health Treatment Parity Act S.845, H.R.1689 Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2003 S.816, H.R.1675 Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act of 2003 S.1, H.R.1 Prescription Drug Benefit H.R.1770 Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act EMTALA Standards Sarbanes-Oxley regulation Internal Revenue Service Form 990 reporting regulations Provider-based designation regulations CMS Conditions of Participation Requirements Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillators CMS Proposed Outlier Payment Methodology modifications CMS Proposed Patient Experience of Care Survey Tool CMS Hospital Quality Reporting Pilot Project CMS Proposed Inpatient Rehablitation PPS Regulations CMS Proposed Inpatient PPS Regulations CMS Proposed Outpatient PPS Regulations CMS Proposed Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Regulations FDA Bar Code Label Requirements for Human Drug Products and Blood CMS Home Health Quality Initiative CMS Occupational Case Mix Survey

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 5, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2003, introduced by Rep. James Greenwood in the House and S. 607 by Senator John Ensign in the Senate to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. HR663, the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, introduced by Rep. Michael Bilirakis in the House Amends the Public Health Service Act to make patient safety work product privileged information. Defines "patient safety work product" as a record concerning patient information either reported to a patient safety organization by a health care provider (doctor, hospital, etc.) or created by a patient safety organization. Defines a "patient safety organization" as an organization, certified under this Act, that collects such information with the goal of improving patient safety and the quality of health care delivery. HR 877: The Patient Safety Improvement Act introduced by Rep. Nancy Johnson 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 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. S. 1053, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2003, introduced by Senator Olympia Snowe. Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit health discrimination on the basis of genetic information or services. Defines genetic information as genetic tests of an individual or family member or occurrence of a disease or disorder in family members used to predict risk of disease in asymptomatic or undiagnosed individuals. Defines genetic services as health services provided for genetic education and counseling.