Medical Malpractice Law Firm Report: New Hampshire Does Not Report Medical Mistakes

According to the Institute of Medicine, between 44,000 and 98,000 Americans die each year in our nation’s hospitals as a result of a medical mistake or preventable error. While 27 states have laws requiring these errors to be reported, New Hampshire hospitals are not required to report patient deaths resulting from a medical mistake or preventable error. Likewise, the state’s hospitals are not required to report the error to the patient’s family, leaving loved ones with no clear answers about how their loved one died should they be considering seeking the advice of a medical malpractice law firm.

As of October 1, 2008, Medicare and Medicaid stopped reimbursing hospitals throughout the U.S. for medical mistakes. The criteria for these errors, known as “never events,” include errors in medical care that are clearly identifiable, preventable, and have serious consequences for patients.

In April 2008, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, New Hampshire’s largest insurer, had stopped reimbursing hospitals for 11 specific never events. The insurer plans to add more events to their denial list.

As of October 2008, state legislators were considering legislation requiring the state’s 26 hospitals to publicly report their never events involving a patient death.

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