Professional Liability History/Additional Information: Supplemental Information and ECRI Institute Resources.

Professional Liability History/Additional Information: Supplemental Information and

ECRI Institute Resources

HRSA Clinical Risk Management Resources Homepage

Before You Fill Out the Application…

• Have the following items with you: If you’ve had a professional liability claim filed against

your center and/or employees within the past 5 years, a document listing and summarizing the allegations

HRSA Program Assistance Letter (PAL) 2012-02: Calendar Year 2013 Requirements for Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Medical Malpractice Coverage for Health Centers (access at http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/policiesregulations/policies/pal201202.html)

Components of Application

• Professional Liability History

1. Confirm whether you have had a professional liability claim filed against your center/employees within past 5 years.

• Additional Information

1. Specify professional organizations from which you have received accreditation, certification, or recognition.

2. List risk management training/continuing education completed by staff during the past 12 months.

3. Describe plans for risk management training/continuing education for the upcoming year.

Professional Liability History

• Once a health center reasonably anticipates litigation, it must preserve any documents related to the claimant.

• If the health center has had a claim filed within the past 5 years, it must attach a separate document listing each claim and including the following information for each claim: Name of provider(s) involved Area of practice/specialty Date of occurrence Summary of allegations Status/outcome of claim

Additional Information: Accreditation/Recognition

• The Joint Commission accreditation for ambulatory care: http://www.jointcommission.org/accreditation/ambulatory_healthcare.aspx.

• Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care: http://www.aaahc.org

• Adjunct Medical Home Chapter (if applicable)

• National Committee for Quality Assurance Patient Centered Medical Home Accreditation: http://www.ncqa.org/tabid/631/default.aspx.

See “Resource Page: Patient-Centered Medical Home” on the Clinical Risk Management website: https://members2.ecri.org/Components/HRSA/Pages/PCMH.aspx.

Additional Information: Training/Continuing Education

• Patient safety

• Infection control/hand hygiene

• Teamwork and communication

• Medication safety

• Fall prevention

• Fire safety

• Documentation

• Disaster planning

• Obstetrics safety

Education and Training Tools

• Bloodborne Pathogen

• Communication/Disclosure

• Hand Hygiene

• Risk Management/

Patient Safety

• Sharps Injury Prevention

• Cross-Contamination from

Flexible Endoscopes

ECRI Institute’s e-Learn

• FTCA deemed health centers and free clinics have free access to e-Learn as part of the Clinical Risk Management Program membership

• Library of courses for continuing education credit

• In order to access e-LearnGo to http://ecrilearning.ecri.orgRegister using your course keys; create a username and

passwordAfter initial registration, log-in each time with your

username and password

Clinical Risk Management Websitehttp://www.ecri.org/Clinical_RM_Program

• Go to: http://www.ecri.org/clinical_rm_program • Enter username and password under “Member Login” • Don’t have a username and password? Contact us:

[email protected] (610) 825-6000 x5200

Professional Liability History FAQs

Q: How many years does the claims history on the FTCA application need to go back?

A: The Health Center should list all claims that occurred within the past five years. This includes FTCA claims and non-FTCA claims. The claims history should include the following for each case:• Name of provider(s) involved

• Area of practice/Specialty

• Date of occurrence

• Summary of allegations

• Status and outcome of claim

Questions on Deeming/Application Process?

• Contact BPHC helpline at 1-877-974-BPHC (877-974-2742) or [email protected]:00AM to 5:30PM (ET)

• FTCA website: http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/ftca

• For EHB technical support (e.g., registration, username and password), contact HRSA Call Center at 1-877-464-4772 or [email protected]. Monday-Friday (except federal holidays) 9:00AM to

5:30PM (ET)