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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/guides-psos-providers-determining-parent-orgs-affiliated-providers.pdf
July 01, 2021 - A” below) can be an affiliated provider with respect to another legally separate provider (“Provider … B”
below):
• Provider A is the parent organization of Provider B; or
• Provider A is under common … by Provider B. … It is optional for a provider to disclose
PSWP to an affiliated provider, and a provider may choose … of provider.
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/PSO_Disclosure.pdf
October 12, 2022 - any of the relationships that are described in (d)(2)(i)(A) through (D):
(A) The provider and PSO … (B) The provider and PSO have current financial relationships other than those arising from any Patient … (C) The PSO and provider have current reporting relationships other than those arising from any Patient … managed or controlled, or the PSO does not operate independently from, the contracting provider. … ; and/or
■ the commencement of a relationship requiring disclosure with another provider.
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pso.ahrq.gov/resources/acronyms
August 01, 2021 - Affiliated Provider – With respect to a provider, an affiliated provider is a legally separate provider … as the provider, or (3) owned, managed, or controlled by the provider. … The component organization may be a provider. … Provider – A provider means: (1) an individual or entity licensed or otherwise authorized under State … Consult the definition of provider in section 3.20 of the rule for the complete definition.
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pso-program-acronyms.pdf
October 01, 2022 - Affiliated Provider – With respect to a provider, an affiliated provider is a legally separate provider … as the provider, or (3) owned,
managed, or controlled by the provider. … The component organization may be a provider. … Provider –A provider means: (1) an individual or entity licensed or otherwise authorized under State … Consult the definition of provider in section 3.20 of the
rule for the complete definition.
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/guidance-pswp-provider-obligations.pdf
May 24, 2016 - Original Patient and Provider Records
3. Copies of PSWP
4. Separate Systems
5. … Original Patient and Provider Records
3. Copies of PSWP
4. Separate Systems
5. … The provider only maintains the original forms in the PSES:
The forms are original provider records … , the provider should reach out to the
external entity to clarify the requirement … For example:
► Authorization by each identified provider?
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/quiz/pso-quiz-answer-sheet.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Definition of “provider.” … Question 6 of 12
A PSO can establish mechanisms to enable a provider to protect as patient safety work … The definition of PSWP
expressly excludes a patient’s medical record and other original provider records … False
[42 CFR §§ 3.20 (definitions of “affiliated provider,” “patient safety activities,” and
“provider … The permission to disclose PSWP among providers that
meet the definition of “affiliated provider” in
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pso-program-acronyms.pdf
March 01, 2017 - Affiliated Provider – With respect to a provider, an affiliated provider is a legally separate provider … as the provider, or (3)
owned, managed, or controlled by the provider. … The component organization may be a provider. … Provider –A provider means: (1) an individual or entity licensed or otherwise authorized under State … Consult the definition of provider in section 3.20 of the
rule for the complete definition.
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/WorkingWithAPSOOneApproach-20160317.pdf
January 01, 2016 - a PSO: One Approach
PSWP
Protected
Patient Safety and Quality Information
Information Triaged by Provider … of
health care;
and
■ Assembled or developed solely for reporting to
PSO (not for other purposes)
Provider … all Patient Safety Activities required
under the Act and Rule (6)
■ Provide feedback and analysis to provider … by PSO is PSWP
Provider may enter a copy,
but never the original, of
“ineligible” information into … The provider must document the date and act of removing
incoming information from the PSES.
5.
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pso.ahrq.gov/faq
April 01, 2023 - A provider PSES manages the collection of information for reporting to a PSO. … Can a healthcare provider work with more than one PSO? If so, is the PSWP protected? … Can original provider records be protected as PSWP? … Copies of selected parts of original provider records may become PSWP. … whether or not they are paid by the provider, PSO or responsible person.
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pso.ahrq.gov/resources/guides
August 01, 2023 - )
This Guide addresses how the Patient Safety Rule determines a parent organization of a PSO or a provider … , and how the Patient Safety Rule determines an "affiliated provider." … One Approach," was developed in response to numerous inquiries from PSOs and providers alike on how a provider … The model this video reviews is intended to raise many—but certainly not all—of the issues that a provider
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pso.ahrq.gov/become/assess-compatibility
August 01, 2021 - If the PSO has a relationship with a provider fitting the description in section 3.102(d)(2) and enters … into a Patient Safety Act contract with the same provider, the PSO must complete and submit the required … A PSO is considered a business associate of a healthcare provider if the relationship meets two conditions … : (1) the provider meets the HIPAA definition of a covered entity; and (2) the PSO performs a function … (such as patient safety activities) on behalf of a covered healthcare provider that requires the PSO
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/OnDemand%20Webinar%20Slides%20-%20June%2010%202015.pdf
January 01, 2010 - • Providers –
► A provider can be an individual, facility (e.g., hospital) or an establishment … aggregation & analysis locally, regionally, &
nationally.
7
Benefits of Working With A PSO
• A provider … safety and healthcare
outcomes;
► Provides a level of expertise in areas of importance to
the provider … post discharge reinforcement by an appropriate health
care professional; or
► (B) a health care provider … only if such provider implements such
mechanisms to improve health care quality as the Secretary may
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/working-with-pso-webinar-value-hospitals.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Also,
► government organizations that deliver health care, and
► parent organizations* of licensed provider … It can be developed by the provider or PSO. … that
− Could improve patient safety, health care quality, or health care
outcomes and which
− The provider … • Only CHS affiliated provider (including Physician
Office Practice & ASC’s) are members of the PSO … (LLC, Board of Directors)
• Developed policies and procedures, workflow, both at the PSO and member provider
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pso.ahrq.gov/maintain/sample-timeline
June 01, 2022 - As Needed:
Disclosure Form
Submit within 45 days whenever the PSO has relationships with a provider … As Needed:
Disclosure Form
Submit within 45 days whenever the PSO has relationships with a provider … As Needed:
Disclosure Form
Submit within 45 days whenever the PSO has relationships with a provider
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/PSO_InitialListing.pdf
February 15, 2022 - Do the written confidentiality policies and procedures include and provide for
notification of each provider … Do the written security policies and procedures include and provide for notification
of each provider … need
to submit a “Disclosure” statement form within 45 days of entering the
relationship with the provider … need
to submit a “Disclosure” statement form within 45 days of entering the
relationship with the provider … Do the written confidentiality policies and procedures include and provide for notification of each provider
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/PSO_ContinuedListing.pdf
February 15, 2022 - Do the written confidentiality policies and procedures include and provide for
notification of each provider … Do the written security policies and procedures include and provide for notification
of each provider … purpose of receiving and reviewing
PSWP, each of a reasonable period of time, each with a different provider … Do the written confidentiality policies and procedures include and provide for notification of each provider … : Off
Do the written security policies and procedures include and provide for notification of each provider
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pso.ahrq.gov/maintain
June 01, 2022 - Submit a Disclosure Statement whenever a relationship with a provider arises that requires disclosure … Statement (PDF, 240 KB) to AHRQ within 45 days whenever it has begun, or begins, with respect to the same provider … information (PHI), every PSO should determine at the outset when establishing a working relationship with a provider … whether it is required by the HIPAA Privacy Rule to enter into a business associate agreement with the provider
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pso-listing-guide-2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - , and how the Patient Safety Rule determines an “afiliated provider.” … ● If the PSO has a relationship with a provider fitting the description in section 3.102(d)(2) and … enters into a Patient Safety Act contract with the same provider, the PSO must complete and
submit … (such as patient safety
activities) on behalf of a covered healthcare provider that requires the PSO … The Patient Safety Rule focuses on
the provider entity entering the contract and
not the providers
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/PSO-listing-guide-2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - , and how the Patient Safety Rule determines an “afiliated provider.” … ● If the PSO has a relationship with a provider fitting the description in section 3.102(d)(2) and … enters into a Patient Safety Act contract with the same provider, the PSO must complete and
submit … (such as patient safety
activities) on behalf of a covered healthcare provider that requires the PSO … The Patient Safety Rule focuses on
the provider entity entering the contract and
not the providers
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pso-brochure.pdf
March 01, 2020 - protections
apply to certain information (defined as
“patient safety work product”) developed
when a provider … Feedback and
recommendations provided by the PSO to the
provider are also protected as patient safety … ■ PSOs can aggregate and analyze data from each
provider and from multiple providers working
with … non-identifiable patient safety
information (meaning that it cannot be traced to any
specific facility, provider