STAND. COM. REP. NO.996-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.C.R. No. 190

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 190 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A REPORT BY THE PATIENT SAFETY TASK FORCE OF THE HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request that the Patient Safety Task Force (Task Force) of the Healthcare Association of Hawaii submit a report of its efforts to reduce medical errors to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2003.

The Healthcare Association of Hawaii testified in support of this measure.

Although not common, mistakes do occur in the complex field of medicine. This has justifiably caused concern among the general public prompting health care organizations to begin efforts to reduce such errors. The establishment of the Task Force was an attempt to aid efforts in error reduction by assisting facilities in the development of a collaborative atmosphere for individuals to discuss problems with the intent of developing long-term solutions to these problems. This is a step in the right direction and will ease the minds of the general public.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 190 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

 

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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair