My lede:

A bill that would give Massachusetts patients the right to have a video recording of their surgery is drawing opposition from organizations representing physicians and hospitals.

Hearings on the bill and related medical legislation were held in June before the Joint House-Senate Committee on Public Health.

“The costs would be paid by the patient, and the camera would be there if the family wanted to see what went on in the operating room,” said State Rep. Martin J. Walsh, who filed the bill.

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My lede:

The National Quality Forum in June proposed an updated version of its list of serious reportable events, such as medication errors that kill or gravely injure patients.

Hospitals in 24 states and the District of Columbia are required to report on some version of the National Quality Forum’s list, and items from the list have been selected for nonpayment by private health plans, Medicare and many state Medicaid programs.

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