77 Ill. Adm. Code 235.160
Communication and Annual Report
Section 235.160Â Communication and Annual Report
The Department will communicate
with
health care facilities to maximize the use of the
adverse health
care event
reporting system to improve health care quality.
(Section
10-30(b) of the Act)
a)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
Department will collect and analyze data from adverse health care event reports
to determine patterns of
system
failure in the health care system and
successful methods to correct these failures.
(Section 10-30(b) of the
Act)
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
data collected will be used to provide adverse health care event prevention
recommendations to Illinois health care facilities and to help to ensure a data
base of adverse health care event reports that will provide greater
understanding of adverse health care events and promote the reduction of risk
for those events.
c)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
Department will publish an annual report to increase general knowledge about
adverse health care events, their causes, and strategies for prevention. This
report will be made available to the public.