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New and Ongoing Developments

• Illinois Adverse Health Care Event Reporting Law (Updated 11/13/09)
• Color-Coded Wristbands Patient Safety Initiative
  - Standardization of Color-Coded Wristbands (7/17/08)
• The White House - Fact Sheet: Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform Demonstration (9/17/09)
• Joint Commission Alert: Effective Leadership Critical to Preventing Medical Errors (8/27/09)
• HRET Awarded Contract to Promote Hospitals' Use of AHRQ Patient Safety Resources (5/28/09)
• The Joint Commission is accepting comments on proposed revisions to its 2009 National Patient Safety Goals and Universal Protocol
• Save Lives: Clean Your Hands (World Alliance for Patient Safety - 5/5/09)
• AHRQ Seeks Hospitals for Study of Patient Safety Indicators (4/23/09)
• AHRQ and Ad Council Encourage Patients to Ask Questions and Get More Involved with Their Health Care (4/15/09)
• Quarterly Update on the Preventing Wrong-Site Surgery Project (3/6/09)
• 2009 National Patient Safety Goals
• Hospital Report Card Act
  • Final Rules - Illinois Register
  • Hospital Report Card Public Act 93-563
  • IDPH Letter Regarding Nurse Staffing Reporting Requirements and Infection Reporting Requirements
  • Hospital Report Card Act Nurse Staff Definitions
  • Frequently Asked Questions