Serious Adverse Events

 

PREPARED BY ARIZONA HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION                                    

 

 

The site was developed to assist hospitals in developing Serious Adverse Events policies and procedures. The site includes:

  • Serious adverse event policies
  • Examples of policies and procedures
  • Links to key websites

 

 

Important Links:

 

Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association Guidelines:

Serious Adverse Events Guidelines

 

American Hospital Association Principles – Partial or Non-payment for serious reportable events:

http://www.aha.org/aha/advisory/2008/080212-quality-adv.pdf

 

 

Hospital Acquired Events as defined by CMS:

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalAcqCond/06_Hospital-Acquired_Conditions.asp

 

 

Leap Frog Position on Never Events:

http://www.leapfroggroup.org/for_hospitals/leapfrog_hospital_quality_and_safety_survey_copy/never_events

 

 

National Quality Forum Serious Adverse Events:

http://qualityforum.org/projects/completed/sre/

 

 

Managed Care Contracting Suggestions:

 

Waiver of Charges for Serious Adverse Events: Hospital will waive charges for hospital care to a Plan patient that results from the occurrence of a serious adverse event in the hospital during the visit when the care is rendered.

  1. A “serious adverse event” is an event which Hospital has designated in advance through its policies and procedures, and which in a particular case it has determined was preventable, within the control of the hospital, the result of a mistake made in the hospital, and which resulted in significant harm to the Plan patient.
  2. This provision only applies to Hospital care and care by physicians and other practitioners employed by Hospital for whom Hospital bills. It does not apply to care by any other institutional provider or any individual practitioner.

Exempla Healthcare:

 

 

Policy regarding adverse events:

http://www.aha.org/aha/content/2008/pdf/080418-TC-policy.pdf

 

 

Talking points for managers:

http://www.aha.org/aha/content/2008/pdf/080418-TC-manger-talking-pts.pdf

 

 

Administrative Services Support Manual:

http://www.aha.org/aha/content/2008/pdf/Disclosure.pdf

 

 

Power Point Presentation on Serious Adverse Events:

http://www.aha.org/aha/content/2008/PowerPoint/Exempla%20080418-presentation.ppt

 

 

One minute messages:

http://www.aha.org/aha/content/2008/pdf/080418-TC-staff-message2.pdf

 

 

If you have any questions or suggestions please contact:

Jim Haynes, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer: jhaynes@azhha.org