Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS) has adopted a uniform set of guidelines, in the form of a resolution, to ensure that no patient (or payer) will pay for hospital care related to an adverse event. This resolution establishes those uniform guidelines regarding payment for serious adverse events.
The Board resolution states that all 57 Oregon hospitals agree not to seek payment for costs associated with the occurrence of a serious, but uncommon, adverse event if an investigation by the hospital determines that the event was preventable and was in the control of the hospital. A list of qualifying adverse events, adapted from the list published by the Oregon Patient Safety Commission, is included with the guidelines.