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defining
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January 01, 2019 - Adverse and Temporary Harm Events in Long-Term-Care Hospitals (LTCH) Designated in Office of Inspector General Report1 as Clearly Preventable or Likely Preventable, by Clinical Category
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Adverse and Temporary Harm Events in Long-Term-Care
Hospitals (LTCH) Designated in Office of Inspector General
Report…
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Resources for Improving Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality
Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions
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July 01, 2021 - Patient Safety Organization's Policies and Procedures: Suggested Topics to Address
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Establish Po…
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October 01, 2022 - PSO Program - Common Terms and Acronyms
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PSO PROGRAM: COMMON TERMS
AND ACRONYMS
[Note: Terms used in the Patient Safety Act or Rule are summarized here solely for convenience and may be defined
in the statute or rule. You should always rely on the actual definition when making any determination. The …
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March 01, 2020 - Choosing a Patient Safety Organization
Choosing a Patient Safety
Organization
Background
You are committed to making healthcare safer and
better for your patients. One of the challenges to
achieving this goal is the concern that patient safety
information that you or your organization create as
part of the ca…
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January 01, 2025 - Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005; Public Law 109–41, July 29, 2005
PUBLIC LAW 109–41—JULY 29, 2005
PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2005
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July 01, 2021 - What Is the Role of the PSO Authorized Official?
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE PSO
AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL?
Establishing an “Authorized Official”
When an entity seeks listing as a PSO, it must identify an individual with authority to make
commitments on behalf of the entity—referred to as “Authorized Official” or AO—to co…
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January 01, 2005 - Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005; Public Law 109–41, July 29, 2005
PUBLIC LAW 109–41—JULY 29, 2005
PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2005
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January 01, 2022 - Patient Safety Organization (PSO) Listing Guide
PATIENT SAFETY ORGANIZATION (PSO)
LISTING GUIDE
What is the PSO Listing Guide?
The PSO Listing Guide is an informal educational resource to help readers locate and learn about the
requirements for PSO listing under the Patient Safety and Quality Improveme…
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September 30, 2024 - Patient Safety Organization: Certification for Initial Listing
Form Approved
OMB Control No: 0935-0143
Exp. date: 09/30/2024
PATIENT SAFETY ORGANIZATION:
CERTIFICATION FOR INITIAL LISTING
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January 01, 2020 - PSO Quiz--Answer Sheet
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January 01, 2016 - Choosing a Patient Safety Organization: Tips for Hospitals and Health Care Providers
Background
Your organization is committed to making health care
better and safer for your patients. But achieving this
goal is no small feat. You and your staff must collect
data, identify quality and safety problems, design
impr…
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July 01, 2025 - Challenges to collecting such information include: defining AI,
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Frequently Asked Questions
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