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1. AHRQ Slide Template 2019-Widescreen (pdf file)
   pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/working-with-pso-webinar-value-hospitals.pdf
   January 01, 2020 - Data Collection Membership Guide and Data Specifications • Definitions and specifications for each measure … • Instructions and deadlines for reporting process • Measures reviewed annually at Measurement Consensus … EQUADRSM Data Over 5.5 Million Patient Days Worth of Data in the Database Current EQUADRSM Measures … Improving Quality and Safety “The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal … Patients experiencing isolation depression • Use of virtual family training • CMS waivers • Re-entry measures

2. Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 | PSO
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   August 01, 2022 - in this section Resources Resources Resources About the Patient Safety and Quality … Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 On July 29, 2005, the … President signed the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act, 42 U.S.C … The report includes measures determined appropriate by the Secretary to encourage the appropriate use … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.

3. What are "patient safety activities"? | PSO
   pso.ahrq.gov/faq/what-are-patient-safety-activities
   out by, or on behalf of a PSO, or a healthcare provider: Efforts to improve patient safety and the quality … procedures to preserve confidentiality with respect to PSWP The provision of appropriate security measures … evaluation system The term "safety" refers to reducing risk from harm and injury, while the term "quality … addressing common, preventable adverse events, a healthcare setting can become safer, thereby enhancing the quality … data, thus identifying and reducing the risks and hazards associated with patient care and improving quality

4. PSO General Information
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   April 23, 2019 - out by, or on behalf of a PSO, or a healthcare provider: Efforts to improve patient safety and the quality … procedures to preserve confidentiality with respect to PSWP The provision of appropriate security measures … data, thus identifying and reducing the risks and hazards associated with patient care and improving quality … Organization (PSO) works with healthcare providers to help them improve patient safety and healthcare quality … PSOs were created by the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (the Patient Safety Act).

5. Strategies to Improve Patient Safety: Draft Report to Congress for Public Comment and Review by the National Academy of Medicine (pdf file)
   pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/strategies-to-improve-patient-safety_draft-report.pdf
   December 21, 2021 - The report also includes measures to encourage the appropriate use of such strategies. … Tools designed to measure attributes of high reliability have been developed for healthcare organizations … In 2001, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed MPSMS to measure rates of specific … Designing research to measure effectiveness in patient safety is uniquely challenging; the breadth and … Measures to Encourage the Development and Use of Effective Strategies 3.5.2.

6. Patient Safety Organization: Certification for Initial Listing (pdf file)
   pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/PSO_InitialListing.pdf
   February 15, 2022 - /30/2024 PATIENT SAFETY ORGANIZATION: CERTIFICATION FOR INITIAL LISTING The Patient Safety and Quality … The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), of the Department of Health and Human Services … from the rest of the parent organization(s) of which it is a part and establish appropriate security measures … entity have written policies and procedures in place to implement and maintain appropriate security measures … Will the conduct of activities to improve patient safety and the quality of health care delivery be

7. Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions: The Role of the Patient Safety Organization (PSO) | PSO
   pso.ahrq.gov/resources/readmission
   August 01, 2022 - Avoidable Hospital Readmissions Other Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Resources … QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR HOSPITALS WITH A HIGH SEVERITY ADJUSTED READMISSION RATE. … —The Secretary shall utilize appropriate risk-adjustment measures to determine eligible hospitals. … For more information about QIOs, visit: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/quality-improvement-organizations … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.

8. PSO: Certification of Continued Listing (pdf file)
   pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/PSO_ContinuedListing.pdf
   February 15, 2022 - /30/2024 PATIENT SAFETY ORGANIZATION: CERTIFICATION FOR CONTINUED LISTING The Patient Safety and Quality … The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), of the Department of Health and Human Services … the rest of the parent organization(s) of which it is a part and establishing appropriate security measures … Carrying out efforts to improve patient safety and the quality of health care delivery? … Carrying out appropriate security measures with respect to PSWP? Yes No 6B.

9. Establish Policies and Procedures for Conducting Patient Safety Activities | PSO
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   August 01, 2021 - The eight required patient safety activities are: Efforts to improve patient safety and the quality … confidentiality with respect to patient safety work product; The provision of appropriate security measures … primary activity of the PSO must be to conduct activities that are to improve patient safety and the quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.

10. Patient Safety Organization's Policies and Procedures: Suggested Topics to Address (pdf file)
    pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pso-policies-procedures-topics-april-2019.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - Efforts by the PSO to improve patient safety and quality of health care delivery. b. … The PSO’s maintenance of procedures and provision of appropriate measures to preserve the confidentiality

11. Patient Safety Organization's Policies and Procedures: Suggested Topics to Address (pdf file)
    pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pso-policies-procedures-topics-to-address.pdf
    July 01, 2021 - Efforts by the PSO to improve patient safety and quality of health care delivery. b. … The PSO’s maintenance of procedures and provision of appropriate measures to preserve the confidentiality

12. Patient Safety Organizations: A Compliance Self-Assessment Guide (pdf file)
    pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/saguide.pdf
    September 01, 2009 - Section 3.20, definition of Patient Safety Activities: (6) The provision of appropriate security measures … For example: • Does the component PSO have written policies and procedures and security measures in … • Do the agreements contain provisions stipulating the required security measures? … • Additional security measures in place to protect workstations with patient safety work product, … Part III, Attestation 6: Implementing and maintaining security measures to protect patient safety

13. Child Health Patient Safety Organization, Inc. | PSO
    pso.ahrq.gov/pso/child-health-patient-safety-organization-inc
    October 12, 2021 - Phone Number: (913) 262-1436 PSO Website: https://www.childrenshospitals.org/Programs-and-Services/Quality-Improvement-and-Measurement

14. Patient Safety Organization (PSO) Listing Guide (pdf file)
    pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pso-listing-guide-2022.pdf
    January 01, 2022 - the safety and quality of healthcare. … ● National Quality Forum (NQF) Role: Common Formats The National Quality Forum is a not-for-profit … The provision of appropriate security measures with respect to patient safety work product; 7. … • Ensure an appropriate level of security/strength and related security measures for passwords and … • Additional security measures in place to protect facility-based and virtual workstations with PSWP,

15. Choosing a Patient Safety Organization: Tips for Hospitals and Health Care Providers (pdf file)
    pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ChoosingPSO_2016.pdf
    January 01, 2016 - You and your staff must collect data, identify quality and safety problems, design improvement processes … , measure change, provide feedback, and continue to support improved practice. … PSOs were created as part of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety … Through this process, PSOs can help health care professionals learn from quality and safety events to … The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the U.S.

16. Patient Safety Organization (PSO) Listing Guide (pdf file)
    pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/PSO-listing-guide-2022.pdf
    January 01, 2022 - the safety and quality of healthcare. … The provision of appropriate security measures with respect to patient safety work product; 7. … For example: • Does the component PSO have written policies and procedures and security measures in … • Ensure an appropriate level of security/strength and related security measures for passwords and … • Additional security measures in place to protect facility-based and virtual workstations with PSWP,

17. Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005; Public Law 109–41, July 29, 2005 (pdf file)
    pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Patient%20Safety%20Act%20PDF.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - —This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005’’. … Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005. … ‘‘(F) The provision of appropriate security measures with respect to patient safety work product. … The draft report shall include any measure determined appropriate by the Secretary to encourage the appropriate … safety work product separately from the rest of the organization, and establishes appropriate security measures

18. Frequently Asked Questions | PSO
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    April 01, 2023 - procedures to preserve confidentiality with respect to PSWP The provision of appropriate security measures … to assist the component PSO in its conduct of patient safety activities; take appropriate security measures … entity maintains PSWP separately from the rest of the organization, and establishes appropriate security measures … The CFS is used in the AHRQ Quality and Safety Review System (QSRS). … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.

19. Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005; Public Law 109–41, July 29, 2005 (pdf file)
    pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Patient-Safety-Act-2005.pdf
    January 01, 2005 - —This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005’’. … Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005. … ‘‘(F) The provision of appropriate security measures with respect to patient safety work product. … The draft report shall include any measure determined appropriate by the Secretary to encourage the appropriate … safety work product separately from the rest of the organization, and establishes appropriate security measures

20. Choosing a Patient Safety Organization (pdf file)
    pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pso-brochure.pdf
    March 01, 2020 - PSOs were created as part of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, referred to as … Patient Safety Act encourages individual providers and healthcare organizations to voluntarily report quality … Using this process, PSOs can help healthcare professionals learn from quality and patient safety concerns … The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the U.S. … PSOs can help you develop successful approaches to improving quality and reducing adverse outcomes.