Sec. 733. Annual report on patient safety, quality of care, and access to care at military medical treatment facilities
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Not later than March 1 each year beginning in 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a comprehensive report on patient safety, quality of care, and access to care at military medical treatment facilities. Each report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: The number of sentinel events, as defined by the Joint Commission, that occurred at military medical treatment facilities during the year preceding the submittal of the report, disaggregated by— military medical treatment facility; and military department with jurisdiction over such facilities. With respect to each sentinel event described in paragraph (1)— a synopsis of such event; and a description of any actions taken by the Secretary of the military department concerned in response to such event, including any actions taken to hold individuals accountable. The number of practitioners providing health care in military medical treatment facilities that were reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank during the year preceding the submittal of the report. The results of any internal analyses conducted by the Patient Safety Center of the Department of Defense during such year on matters relating to patient safety at military medical treatment facilities. With respect to each military medical treatment facility— the current accreditation status of such facility, including any recommendations for corrective action made by the relevant accrediting body; any policies or procedures implemented during such year by the Secretary of the military department concerned that were designed to improve patient safety, quality of care, and access to care at such facility; data on surgical and maternity care outcomes during such year; data on appointment wait times during such year; and data on patient safety, quality of care, and access to care as compared to standards established by the Department with respect to patient safety, quality of care, and access to care.