Year: 2014
Resolution Number: 12
Action Taken: Approved as Amended
Status:
Author(s): P. Dileep Kumar, MD
Sponsor: P. Dileep Kumar, MD
On behalf of:
Committee: B (Legislation)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS formulate a strategy to prevent the adoption of quality measures, several of which are not scientifically valid or feasible (such as complete prevention of urinary tract infection in catheterized patients in a hospital setting), from becoming de facto legal standards in malpractice lawsuits.
RESOLVED: That MSMS formulate a strategy to prevent the adoption of quality measures, several of which are not scientifically valid or feasible (such as complete prevention of urinary tract infection in catheterized patients in a hospital setting), from becoming de facto legal standards in malpractice lawsuits.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for National Quality Standards Not De Facto Legal Standards
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