Relating to hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and health care facilities, including information and reporting requirements

This bill relates to hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and health care facilities, including information and reporting requirements. The bill requires that in addition to any other information and reporting required under Code chapter 135, subchapter VI, relating to the health facilities council, hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers shall annually report all of the following to the department of health and human services (HHS) and to the board of medicine in a format required by HHS: surgical, medical, anesthesia-related, or other complications from surgeries or treatment provided to patients by the hospital or ambulatory surgical center; the type and number of each type of surgery performed in the prior calendar year; the return visit and readmission rates related to a previous treatment or surgery, not including scheduled follow-up appointments; and the findings from surveys on patient safety culture conducted by the federal agency for healthcare research and quality for the prior calendar year. The bill requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to provide patient education related to the top five most common surgeries performed in the state. The education materials shall be developed by HHS in consultation with the board of medicine, the Iowa hospital association, and the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics. The bill requires hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and health care facilities to post information about the regulatory functions of HHS, the department of inspections and appeals, and health care professional licensing boards, including how to contact the departments or licensing boards; and to provide information to patients and residents regarding the actual reimbursement received from a third party for any charges imposed on a patient or resident.