Patient Safety Organizations: Voluntary Relinquishment from the Texas Patient Safety Organization, Inc., 81824 [2015-32914]
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Eileen Hogan, Center for Quality
Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Patient Safety Organizations:
Voluntary Relinquishment from the
Texas Patient Safety Organization, Inc.
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Delisting.
AGENCY:
The Patient Safety and
Quality Improvement Act of 2005, 42
U.S.C. 299b–21 to b–26, (Patient Safety
Act) and the related Patient Safety and
Quality Improvement Final Rule, 42
CFR part 3 (Patient Safety Rule),
published in the Federal Register on
November 21, 2008, 73 FR 70732–
70814, provide 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 Rule
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 to no longer
meet the requirements of the Patient
Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule,
when a PSO chooses to voluntarily
relinquish its status as a PSO for any
reason, or when a PSO’s listing expires.
AHRQ has accepted a notification of
voluntary relinquishment from the
Texas Patient Safety Organization, Inc.
of its status as a PSO, and has delisted
the PSO accordingly. The Texas Patient
Safety Organization, Inc. submitted this
request for voluntary relinquishment
during expedited revocation
proceedings for cause.
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 15, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Both directories can be
accessed electronically at the following
HHS Web site: https://
www.pso.ahrq.gov/listed.
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The Patient Safety Act authorizes the
listing of PSOs, which are entities or
component organizations whose
mission and primary activity are 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 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 to no longer meet the
requirements of the Patient Safety Act
and Patient Safety Rule, when a PSO
chooses to voluntarily relinquish its
status as a PSO for any reason, or when
a PSO’s listing expires. 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 Texas Patient Safety
Organization, Inc., PSO number P0012,
to voluntarily relinquish its status as a
PSO. Accordingly, the Texas Patient
Safety Organization, Inc. was delisted
effective at 12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on
December 15, 2015. The Texas Patient
Safety Organization, Inc. submitted this
request for voluntary relinquishment
during expedited revocation
proceedings for cause.
The Texas Patient Safety
Organization, Inc. has patient safety
work product (PSWP) in its possession.
The PSO has met the requirements of
section 3.108(c)(2)(i) of the Patient
Safety Rule regarding notification to
providers that have reported to the PSO.
In addition, according to sections
3.108(c)(2)(ii) and 3.108(b)(3) of the
Patient Safety Rule regarding
disposition of PSWP, the PSO has 90
days from the effective date of delisting
and revocation to complete the
disposition of PSWP that is currently in
the PSO’s possession.
More information on PSOs can be
obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site
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Sharon B. Arnold,
AHRQ Deputy Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Patient Safety Organizations: Voluntary Relinquishment from the
Texas Patient Safety Organization, Inc.
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Delisting.
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SUMMARY: The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, 42
U.S.C. 299b-21 to b-26, (Patient Safety Act) and the related Patient
Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule, 42 CFR part 3 (Patient
Safety Rule), published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2008,
73 FR 70732-70814, provide 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 Rule 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 to no longer meet the
requirements of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, when a
PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO for any
reason, or when a PSO's listing expires. AHRQ has accepted a
notification of voluntary relinquishment from the Texas Patient Safety
Organization, Inc. of its status as a PSO, and has delisted the PSO
accordingly. The Texas Patient Safety Organization, Inc. submitted this
request for voluntary relinquishment during expedited revocation
proceedings for cause.
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 15, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Both directories can be accessed electronically at the
following HHS Web site: https://www.pso.ahrq.gov/listed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eileen Hogan, Center for Quality
Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 06N94B,
Rockville, MD 20857; 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
are 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 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 to no longer meet the
requirements of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, when a
PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO for any
reason, or when a PSO's listing expires. 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 Texas Patient Safety
Organization, Inc., PSO number P0012, to voluntarily relinquish its
status as a PSO. Accordingly, the Texas Patient Safety Organization,
Inc. was delisted effective at 12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on December 15,
2015. The Texas Patient Safety Organization, Inc. submitted this
request for voluntary relinquishment during expedited revocation
proceedings for cause.
The Texas Patient Safety Organization, Inc. has patient safety work
product (PSWP) in its possession. The PSO has met the requirements of
section 3.108(c)(2)(i) of the Patient Safety Rule regarding
notification to providers that have reported to the PSO. In addition,
according to sections 3.108(c)(2)(ii) and 3.108(b)(3) of the Patient
Safety Rule regarding disposition of PSWP, the PSO has 90 days from the
effective date of delisting and revocation to complete the disposition
of PSWP that is currently in the PSO's possession.
More information on PSOs can be obtained through AHRQ's PSO Web
site at https://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/.
Sharon B. Arnold,
AHRQ Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-32914 Filed 12-30-15; 8:45 am]
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