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  • 简介:Publicsafetyprovidesnewstatutoryprotectionsforwhistleblowers:Legislationenactedinordertoaddressmedicalerrorandfailuresofhospitalqualitysystemshasparadoxicallycreatedmechanismsthatareusedtosilencephysiciansandothercaregiverswhoseektoprotectpatientsafetybyreportingbreachesofprofessionalqualityandintegrity.Thelawsenactedtoprotectpatientscanbeandarecurrentlymisusedtosilencewhistleblowersthroughpunitivelegalproceedingsagainstpatientsafetyadvocates.Summarysuspensions,deprivationofdueprocess,andtransferofadjudicativeauthoritytothehandsoftheinstitutionsthatmostrequireoversightunderminestransparencyandpatientadvocacy.Amodestsetofstatutoryamendments,prophylacticandremedial,especiallytopreventprematurereportingofsummarysuspensions,cancounteracttheseinequitiesandrebalancetheHouseofMedicinesoastoprotectbothpatientsandthosewhowouldseektoensuretheirsafety,soitmaydonoharm.

  • 标签: PATIENT safety preventable adverse events due