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August 01, 2012 - Choosing a Patient Safety Organization: Tips for Hospitals and Health Care Providers
Background
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
(Patient Safety Act) authorized the creation of Patient
Safety Organizations (PSOs). It encourages clinicians
and health care organizations to voluntarily report to…
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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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Resources
Resources About the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
Resources for Improving Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality
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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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January 01, 2020 - PSO Quiz--Answer Sheet
QUIZ —AN…
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Work With a PSO
How To Choose a PSO
Become a PSO
Maintain a PSO Listing
How To Choose a PSO
Are you eligible to work with a PSO?
An individual or entity licensed or ot…
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Patient Safety Act
Patient Safety Rule
HHS Guidance
Guides
Other Educational Materials
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How To Choose a PSO
Become a PSO
Maintain a PSO Listing
Work With a Patient Safety Organization
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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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About
About
Organizations and Relationships
Organizations and Relationships
Congress authorized the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement an…
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Work With a PSO
How To Choose a PSO
Become a PSO
Maintain a PSO Listing
Sample Filing Timeline
How To Maintain a PSO Listing
When a PSO is listed by AHRQ, it…
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Patient Safety Act
Patient Safety Rule
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Guides
Other Educational Materials
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pso.ahrq.gov/common-formats/about-npsd
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Data
Common Formats
Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) Dashboards
Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) Chartbooks
Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) Data Spotlights
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/working-with-pso-webinar-value-hospitals.pdf
January 01, 2020 - AHRQ Slide Template 2019-Widescreen
Working With Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) –
The Value for Hospitals During COVID-19 and Beyond
We will get started in just a few minutes.
Housekeeping
All lines are currently muted. We will have
a Q&A period at the end of the presentation.
Chat Function: Use chat to a…
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Assess Compatibility of Anticipated PSO Operations with Patient Safety Rule Requirements
Establish Po…
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Assess Compatibility of Anticipated PSO Operations with Patient Safety Rule Requirements
Establish Po…
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July 01, 2021 - Patient Safety Organization's Policies and Procedures: Suggested Topics to Address
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Data
Common Formats
Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) Dashboards
Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) Chartbooks
Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) Data Spotlights
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PSOs
PSOs
Listed PSOs
Delisted PSOs
PSOs
What does it mean for a PSO to be listed by AHRQ? Only Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) listed by AHRQ can offer providers the strong…
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January 01, 2020 - PSO Quiz--Question Sheet
QUIZ —QUESTION SHEET
Page 1 of 3
Question 1 of 12
A PSO that changes its Authorized Official is expected to notify AHRQ of the change no later
than when the PSO submits its next certifications for continued listing.
Choose one:
True
False
Question 2 of 12
A PSO should notif…