Patient Safety Organizations: Voluntary Relinquishment From The Connecticut Hospital Association Federal Patient Safety Organization, 6819-6820 [2013-01919]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Patient Safety Organizations:
Voluntary Relinquishment From the
BREF PSO
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of delisting.
AGENCY:
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 Patient Safety
Organizations (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 PSO
an entity that attests that it meets the
statutory and regulatory requirements
for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ by
the Secretary if it is found no longer to
meet the requirements of the Patient
Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, or
when a PSO chooses to voluntarily
relinquish its status as a PSO for any
reason. AHRQ has accepted a
notification of voluntary relinquishment
from the BREF PSO of its status as a
PSO, and has delisted the PSO
accordingly.
SUMMARY:
The directories for both listed
and delisted PSOs are ongoing and
reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The
delisting was effective at 12:00 Midnight
ET (2400) on December 23, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Both directories can be
accessed electronically at the following
HHS Web site: https://
www.pso.AHRQ.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eileen Hogan, 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; Email:
pso@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
DATES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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.
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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. The Patient Safety Rule
authorizes AHRQ to list as a PSO an
entity that attests that it meets the
statutory and regulatory requirements
for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ if
it is found no longer to meet the
requirements of the Patient Safety Act
and Patient Safety Rule, or when a PSO
chooses to voluntarily relinquish its
status as a PSO for any reason. 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 BREF PSO, PSO number
P0035, which is a component entity of
the Biomedical Research and Education
Foundation, to voluntarily relinquish its
status as a PSO. Accordingly, the BREF
PSO was delisted effective at 12:00
Midnight ET (2400) on December 23,
2012. More information on PSOs can be
obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site
at https://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/
index.html.
for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ by
the Secretary if it is found no longer to
meet the requirements of the Patient
Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, or
when a PSO chooses to voluntarily
relinquish its status as a PSO for any
reason. AHRQ has accepted a
notification of voluntary relinquishment
from The Connecticut Hospital
Association Federal Patient Safety
Organization of its status as a PSO, and
has delisted the PSO accordingly.
DATES: The directories for both listed
and delisted PSOs are ongoing and
reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The
delisting was effective at 12:00 Midnight
ET (2400) on December 1, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Both directories can be
accessed electronically at the following
HHS Web site: https://
www.pso.AHRQ.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eileen Hogan, 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; Email:
pso@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: January 17, 2013.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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. The Patient Safety Rule
authorizes AHRQ to list as a PSO an
entity that attests that it meets the
statutory and regulatory requirements
for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ if
it is found no longer to meet the
requirements of the Patient Safety Act
and Patient Safety Rule, or when a PSO
chooses to voluntarily relinquish its
status as a PSO for any reason. 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 Connecticut Hospital
Association Federal Patient Safety
Organization, PSO number P0070,
which is a component entity of The
Connecticut Healthcare Research and
Education Foundation, Incorporated, to
voluntarily relinquish its status as a
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Patient Safety Organizations:
Voluntary Relinquishment From The
Connecticut Hospital Association
Federal Patient Safety Organization
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of delisting.
AGENCY:
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 Patient Safety
Organizations (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 PSO
an entity that attests that it meets the
statutory and regulatory requirements
SUMMARY:
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PSO. Accordingly, The Connecticut
Hospital Association Federal Patient
Safety Organization was delisted
effective at 12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on
December 1, 2012.
More information on PSOs can be
obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site
at https://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/
index.html.
Dated: January 17, 2O13.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013–01919 Filed 1–30–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Patient Safety Organizations:
Voluntary Relinquishment From Ryder
Trauma Center
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of delisting.
AGENCY:
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 Patient Safety
Organizations (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 PSO
an entity that attests that it meets the
statutory and regulatory requirements
for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ by
the Secretary if it is found no longer to
meet the requirements of the Patient
Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, or
when a PSO chooses to voluntarily
relinquish its status as a PSO for any
reason. AHRQ has accepted a
notification of voluntary relinquishment
from Ryder Trauma Center of its status
SUMMARY:
as a PSO, and has delisted the PSO
accordingly.
DATES: The directories for both listed
and delisted PSOs are ongoing and
reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The
delisting was effective at 12:00 Midnight
ET (2400) on November 20, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Both directories can be
accessed electronically at the following
HHS Web site: https://
www.pso.AHRQ.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eileen Hogan, 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; Email:
pso@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Jackson Memorial Hospital, to
voluntarily relinquish its status as a
PSO. Accordingly, Ryder Trauma Center
was delisted effective at 12:00 Midnight
ET (2400) on November 20, 2012.
More information on PSOs can be
obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site
at https://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/
index.html.
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.
The Patient Safety Rule authorizes
AHRQ to list as a PSO an entity that
attests that it meets the statutory and
regulatory requirements for listing. A
PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ if it is found no
longer to meet the requirements of the
Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety
Rule, or when a PSO chooses to
voluntarily relinquish its status as a
PSO for any reason. 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 Ryder Trauma Center, PSO number
P0019, which is a component entity of
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Dated: January 17, 2013.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013–01909 Filed 1–30–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Title: Child Care and Development
Fund Annual Financial Report (ACF–
696T) for Tribes.
OMB No.: 0970–0195.
Description: Tribes use the Financial
Report Form ACF–696T to report Child
Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
expenditures. Authority to collect and
report this information is found in
Section 658G of the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990,
as revised. In addition to the Program
Reporting Requirements set forth in 45
CFR part 98, subpart H, the regulations
at 45 CFR 98.65(g) and 98.67(c)(1)
authorize the Secretary to require
financial reports as necessary.
Tribal grantees submit the ACF–696T
report on an annual basis on behalf of
the Tribal Lead Agency administering
the Child Care and Development Fund
(CCDF).
The previous information collection
requirements related to the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–5) have been
deleted from this reporting form.
Respondents: Tribes and Tribal
Organizations that are CCDF grantees.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Estimated
average
burden hours
per response
Estimated total
burden hours
ACF–696T CCDF Financial Reporting Form for Tribes ..................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1560.
Additional Information: Copies of the
proposed collection may be obtained by
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[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01919]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Patient Safety Organizations: Voluntary Relinquishment From The
Connecticut Hospital Association Federal Patient Safety Organization
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of delisting.
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SUMMARY: 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 Patient Safety Organizations (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 PSO an entity that attests that it meets the statutory and regulatory
requirements for listing. A PSO can be ``delisted'' by the Secretary if
it is found no longer to meet the requirements of the Patient Safety
Act and Patient Safety Rule, or when a PSO chooses to voluntarily
relinquish its status as a PSO for any reason. AHRQ has accepted a
notification of voluntary relinquishment from The Connecticut Hospital
Association Federal Patient Safety Organization of its status as a PSO,
and has delisted the PSO accordingly.
DATES: The directories for both listed and delisted PSOs are ongoing
and reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The delisting was effective at 12:00
Midnight ET (2400) on December 1, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Both directories can be accessed electronically at the
following HHS Web site: https://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eileen Hogan, 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;
Email: pso@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
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. The Patient Safety Rule authorizes AHRQ
to list as a PSO an entity that attests that it meets the statutory and
regulatory requirements for listing. A PSO can be ``delisted'' if it is
found no longer to meet the requirements of the Patient Safety Act and
Patient Safety Rule, or when a PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish
its status as a PSO for any reason. 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 Connecticut Hospital
Association Federal Patient Safety Organization, PSO number P0070,
which is a component entity of The Connecticut Healthcare Research and
Education Foundation, Incorporated, to voluntarily relinquish its
status as a
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PSO. Accordingly, The Connecticut Hospital Association Federal Patient
Safety Organization was delisted effective at 12:00 Midnight ET (2400)
on December 1, 2012.
More information on PSOs can be obtained through AHRQ's PSO Web
site at https://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/.
Dated: January 17, 2O13.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-01919 Filed 1-30-13; 8:45 am]
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