Patient Safety Organizations: Voluntary Delisting From West Virginia Center for Patient Safety, 9351 [2011-3376]
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 33 / Thursday, February 17, 2011 / Notices
Dated: February 4, 2011.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2011–3390 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Patient Safety Organizations:
Voluntary Delisting From West Virginia
Center for Patient Safety
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of Delisting.
AGENCY:
West Virginia Center for
Patient Safety: AHRQ has accepted a
notification of voluntary relinquishment
from West Virginia Center for Patient
Safety, a component entity of West
Virginia Hospital Association, West
Virginia Medical Institute (WVMI), and
West Virginia State Medical.
Association (WVSMA), of its status as a
Patient Safety Organization (PSO). The
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act), Public
Law 109–41, 42 U.S.C. 299b-21–b-26,
provides for the formation of PSOs,
which collect, aggregate, and analyze
confidential information regarding the
quality and safety of health care
delivery. The Patient Safety and Quality
Improvement Final Rule (Patient Safety
Rule), 42 CFR Part 3, authorizes AHRQ,
on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, to list
as a P50 an entity that attests that it
meets the statutory and regulatory
requirements for listing. A P50 can be
‘‘delisted’’ by the Secretary if it is found
to no longer meet the requirements of
the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety
Rule, including when a PSO chooses to
voluntarily relinquish its status as a
PSO for any reason.
DATES: The directories for both listed
and delisted PSOs are ongoing and
reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The
SUMMARY
delisting was effective at 12 Midnight
ET (2400) on January 20, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Both directories can be
accessed electronically at the following
HHS Web site: https://
www.pso.AHRQ.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Cousins, RPh., Center for Quality
Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ,
540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850;
Telephone (toll free): (866) 403–3697;
Telephone (local): (301) 427–1111; TTY
(toll free): (866) 438–7231; TTY (local):
(301) 427–1130; E-mail:
pso@AHRQ.hhs.Qov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site
at https://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/
index.html.
Dated: February 4, 2011.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2011–3376 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am]
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The Patient Safety Act authorizes the
listing of PSOs, which are entities or
component organizations whose
mission and primary activity is to
conduct activities to improve patient
safety and the quality of health care
delivery. HHS issued the Patient Safety
Rule to implement the Patient Safety
Act. AHRQ administers the provisions
of the Patient Safety Act and Patient
Safety Rule (PDF file, 450 KB. PDF
Help) relating to the listing and
operation of PSOs. Section 3.108(d) of
the Patient Safety Rule requires AHRQ
to provide public notice when it
removes an organization from the list of
federally approved PSOs.
AHRQ has accepted a notification
from the West Virginia Center for
Patient Safety, a component entity of
West Virginia Hospital Association,
West Virginia Medical Institute (WVMI),
and West Virginia State Medical
Association (WVSMA), PSO number
P0044, to voluntarily relinquish its
status as a PSO. Accordingly, the West
Virginia Center for Patient Safety, a
component entity of West Virginia
Hospital Association, West Virginia
Medical Institute (WVMI), and West
Virginia State Medical Association
(WVSMA), was delisted effective at 12
Midnight ET (2400) on January 20, 2011.
More information on PSOs can be
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Patient Safety Organizations: Voluntary Delisting From West
Virginia Center for Patient Safety
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of Delisting.
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SUMMARY West Virginia Center for Patient Safety: AHRQ has accepted a
notification of voluntary relinquishment from West Virginia Center for
Patient Safety, a component entity of West Virginia Hospital
Association, West Virginia Medical Institute (WVMI), and West Virginia
State Medical. Association (WVSMA), of its status as a Patient Safety
Organization (PSO). The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of
2005 (Patient Safety Act), Public Law 109-41, 42 U.S.C. 299b-21-b-26,
provides for the formation of PSOs, which collect, aggregate, and
analyze confidential information regarding the quality and safety of
health care delivery. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final
Rule (Patient Safety Rule), 42 CFR Part 3, authorizes AHRQ, on behalf
of the Secretary of HHS, to list as a P50 an entity that attests that
it meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for listing. A P50
can be ``delisted'' by the Secretary if it is found to no longer meet
the requirements of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule,
including when a PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish its status as a
PSO for any reason.
DATES: The directories for both listed and delisted PSOs are ongoing
and reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The delisting was effective at 12 Midnight
ET (2400) on January 20, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Both directories can be accessed electronically at the
following HHS Web site: https://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Cousins, RPh., Center for
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road,
Rockville, MD 20850; Telephone (toll free): (866) 403-3697; Telephone
(local): (301) 427-1111; TTY (toll free): (866) 438-7231; TTY (local):
(301) 427-1130; E-mail: pso@AHRQ.hhs.Qov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Patient Safety Act authorizes the listing of PSOs, which are
entities or component organizations whose mission and primary activity
is to conduct activities to improve patient safety and the quality of
health care delivery. HHS issued the Patient Safety Rule to implement
the Patient Safety Act. AHRQ administers the provisions of the Patient
Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule (PDF file, 450 KB. PDF Help)
relating to the listing and operation of PSOs. Section 3.108(d) of the
Patient Safety Rule requires AHRQ to provide public notice when it
removes an organization from the list of federally approved PSOs.
AHRQ has accepted a notification from the West Virginia Center for
Patient Safety, a component entity of West Virginia Hospital
Association, West Virginia Medical Institute (WVMI), and West Virginia
State Medical Association (WVSMA), PSO number P0044, to voluntarily
relinquish its status as a PSO. Accordingly, the West Virginia Center
for Patient Safety, a component entity of West Virginia Hospital
Association, West Virginia Medical Institute (WVMI), and West Virginia
State Medical Association (WVSMA), was delisted effective at 12
Midnight ET (2400) on January 20, 2011. More information on PSOs can be
obtained through AHRQ's PSO Web site at https://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/.
Dated: February 4, 2011.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-3376 Filed 2-16-11; 8:45 am]
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