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