The nurse explains that benefits of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 include (Select all that apply.)
a. being able to learn from the mistakes of others.
b. finding trends amenable to quality improvement.
c. financial rewards to facilities that reduce errors.
d. having data that can be aggregated into trends.
e. tax breaks if facilities show quality improvement.
A, B, D
One of the benefits that this act provides is being able to learn from others' mistakes through sharing of information.
With information available, trends can be identified that can be resolved through program or process improvement activities.
Having a large pool of data means that trends can be identified.
This act does not provide financial rewards to facilities.
The act does not provide for tax breaks.
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