Veronica Richards
Medical Malpractice Attorney at Richards & Richards, LLP and Board Of Directors at Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority
- Role
- Board of Directors at Patient Safety Authority
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Board of Directors
Jul 2017 — Present
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority was established under Pennsylvania Act 13 of 2002, the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (\"Mcare\") Act, as an independent state agency. It operates under an 11-member Board of Directors, six appointed by the Governor and four appointed by the Senate and House leadership. The eleventh member is a physician appointed by the Governor as Board Chair. Current membership includes six physicians, two attorneys, a nurse, a pharmacist and a non-healthcare worker.The Authority is charged with taking steps to reduce and eliminate medical errors by identifying problems and recommending solutions that promote patient safety in hospitals, ambulatory surgical facilities, birthing centers and certain abortion facilities. Under Act 13 of 2002, these facilities must report what the Act defines as \"Serious Events\" and \"Incidents\" to the Authority. Under Act 52 of 2007 nursing homes must report healthcare associated infections (HAIs) to the Authority and the Department of Health. Under Act 52, hospitals must also submit HAIs through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\'s (CDC) National Health Surveillance Network (NHSN). The Authority, Department of Health and Pennsylvania Healthcare Cost Containment Council will receive HAIs through the CDC for their individual roles for analyzing the data.
Education
Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University
J.D.
1986 — 1989
Duquesne University
BSN JD
1974 — 1978
Skills
- Appeals
- Wrongful Death Claims
- Class Actions
- Automobile Accidents
- Professional Malpractice
- Trial Practice
- Bad Faith
- Appellate Practice
- Business Litigation
- Toxic Tort
- Civil Rights
- Litigation
- Public Liability
- Wrongful Death
- Trials
- Wills
- Product Liability
- Employment Discrimination
- Arbitration
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Courts
- Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Depositions
- Jury Trials
- Civil Litigation
- Torts
- Medical Malpractice
- Elder Law
- Mediation
- Hearings
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
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