Patient Safety Organizations: Voluntary Relinquishment for Healthcare Quality Support, LLC (P0050); Premier Patient Safety Organization (P0054); QA STATS LLC (P0140); Securus Medica, LLC (P0053); Vascular Study Group Patient Safety Organization, LLC (P0080); and Washington State Patient Safety Organization (P0060), 47953-47954 [2019-19581]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Patient Safety Organizations:
Voluntary Relinquishment for
Healthcare Quality Support, LLC
(P0050); Premier Patient Safety
Organization (P0054); QA STATS LLC
(P0140); Securus Medica, LLC (P0053);
Vascular Study Group Patient Safety
Organization, LLC (P0080); and
Washington State Patient Safety
Organization (P0060)
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 Final Rule
(Patient Safety Rule) authorizes AHRQ,
on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, to list
as a patient safety organization (PSO) an
entity that attests that it meets the
statutory and regulatory requirements
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The directories for both
listed and delisted PSOs are ongoing
and reviewed weekly by AHRQ. Both
directories can be accessed
electronically at the following HHS
website: https://www.pso.ahrq.gov/listed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cathryn Bach, Center for Quality
Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ,
5600 Fishers Lane, MS 06N100B,
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:
ADDRESSES:
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
SUMMARY:
for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ by
the Secretary if it is found to no longer
meet the requirements of the Patient
Safety and Quality Improvement Act of
2005 (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 accepted a
notification of proposed voluntary
relinquishment from Healthcare Quality
Support, LLC (P0050); Premier Patient
Safety Organization (P0054); QA STATS
LLC (P0140); Securus Medica, LLC
(P0053); Vascular Study Group Patient
Safety Organization, LLC (P0080); and
Washington State Patient Safety
Organization PSO (P0060), of their PSO
status and delisted the PSOs
accordingly, but did not previously
publish notices of their delisting in the
Federal Register.
DATES: The delistings were effective at
12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on
• February 9, 2011—Healthcare Quality
Support, LLC (P0050)
• February 9, 2011—Premier Patient
Safety Organization (P0054)
• January 7, 2015—QA STATS LLC
(P0140)
• March 2, 2011—Securus Medica, LLC
(P0053)
• February 15, 2011—Vascular Study
Group Patient Safety Organization,
LLC (P0080)
• March 2, 2011—Washington State
Patient Safety Organization PSO
(P0060)
Background
The Patient Safety Act, 42 U.S.C.
299b–21 to 299b–26, and the related
Patient Safety Rule, 42 CFR part 3,
published in the Federal Register on
November 21, 2008, 73 FR 70732–
70814, establish a framework by which
individuals and entities that meet the
definition of provider in the Patient
Safety Rule may voluntarily report
information to PSOs listed by AHRQ, on
a privileged and confidential basis, for
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the aggregation and analysis of patient
safety events.
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
PSOs.
AHRQ accepted requests to
voluntarily relinquish their PSO status
from Healthcare Quality Support, LLC
(P0050); Premier Patient Safety
Organization (P0054), a component
entity of the Premier Incorporated; QA
STATS LLC (P0140); Securus Medica,
LLC (P0053); Vascular Study Group
Patient Safety Organization, LLC
(P0080), a component entity of the M2S,
Inc.; and Washington State Patient
Safety Organization PSO (P0060), a
component entity of the Washington
State Hospital Association. Accordingly,
Healthcare Quality Support, LLC
(P0050—February 9, 2011), Premier
Patient Safety Organization (P0054—
February 9, 2011), QA STATS LLC
(P0140—January 7, 2015), Securus
Medica, LLC (P0053—March 2, 2011),
Vascular Study Group Patient Safety
Organization, LLC (P0080—February 15,
2011) and Washington State Patient
Safety Organization (P0060—March 2,
2011) PSOs, were delisted effective at
12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on the dates
noted above. Notices of these delistings
were not previously published in the
Federal Register.
Healthcare Quality Support, LLC
(P0050), Premier Patient Safety
Organization (P0054), QA STATS LLC
(P0140), Securus Medica, LLC (P0053),
Vascular Study Group Patient Safety
Organization, LLC (P0080) and
Washington State Patient Safety
Organization (P0060) had patient safety
work product (PSWP) in their
possession. The PSOs were required to
meet the requirements of section
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3.108(c)(2)(i) of the Patient Safety Rule
regarding notification to providers that
have reported to the PSO and of section
3.108(c)(2)(ii) regarding disposition of
PSWP consistent with section
3.108(b)(3). According to section
3.108(b)(3) of the Patient Safety Rule,
the PSO had 90 days from the effective
date of delisting and revocation to
complete the disposition of PSWP that
was currently in the PSOs’ possession.
More information on PSOs can be
obtained through AHRQ’s PSO website
at https://www.pso.ahrq.gov.
Virginia L. Mackay-Smith,
Associate Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Common Formats for Patient Safety
Data Collection
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of availability—new
common formats.
AGENCY:
As authorized by the
Secretary of HHS, AHRQ coordinates
the development of sets of common
definitions and reporting formats
(Common Formats or formats) for
reporting on health care quality and
patient safety. The purpose of this
notice is to announce the availability of
the Common Formats for Nursing Home
Version 1.0
DATES: Ongoing public input.
ADDRESSES: The Common Formats for
Nursing Home Version 1.0 can be
accessed electronically at the following
website: https://www.psoppc.org/
psoppc_web/publicpages/
commonFormatsOverview.
SUMMARY:
Dr.
Hamid Jalal, Center for Quality
Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ,
5600 Fishers Lane, 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:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Background on Common Formats
Development
The Patient Safety and Quality
Improvement Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C.
299b–21 to 299b–26, (Patient Safety Act)
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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 70731–
70814, provide for the formation of
Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs),
which collect, and analyze confidential
and privileged information regarding
the quality and safety of health care
delivery. The collection of patient safety
work product allows the aggregation of
data that help to identify and address
underlying causal factors of patient
safety and quality issues.
Aggregation of these data enables
PSOs and others to identify and address
underlying causal factors of patient
safety and quality issues. The Patient
Safety Act provides for the development
of standardized reporting formats using
common language and definitions to
ensure that health care quality and
patient safety data collected by PSOs
and other entities are comparable. The
Common Formats facilitate aggregation
of comparable data at local, PSO,
regional and national levels. In addition,
the formats are intended to enhance the
reporting of information that is
standardized both clinically and
electronically.
AHRQ has developed Common
Formats for three settings of care—acute
care hospitals, nursing homes, and
community pharmacies—for use by
health care providers and PSOs. AHRQlisted PSOs are required to collect
patient safety work product in a
standardized manner to the extent
practical and appropriate; this is a
requirement the PSO can meet by
collecting such information using
Common Formats. Additionally,
providers and other organizations not
working with an AHRQ-listed PSO can
use the Common Formats in their work
to improve quality and safety; however,
they cannot benefit from the federal
confidentiality and privilege protections
of the Patient Safety Act.
Since February 2005, AHRQ has
convened the Federal Patient Safety
Work Group (PSWG) to assist AHRQ in
developing and maintaining the
Common Formats. The PSWG includes
major health agencies within HHS as
well as the Departments of Defense and
Veterans Affairs. The PSWG helps
assure the consistency of definitions/
formats with those of relevant
government agencies. In addition,
AHRQ has solicited comments from the
private and public sectors regarding
proposed versions of the Common
Formats through a contract, since 2008,
with the National Quality Forum (NQF),
which is a non-profit organization
focused on health care quality. After
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receiving comments, the NQF solicits
review of the formats by its Common
Formats Expert Panel. Subsequently,
NQF provides this input to AHRQ who
then uses it to refine the Common
Formats.
The Common Formats Nursing Home
Version 1.0 include five modules:
Generic, falls, medication, pressure
injury and device. AHRQ developed
other elements of the Common Formats
for Event Reporting—Nursing Homes
including aggregate reports, data
elements and algorithims, and technical
specifications. All elements of the
Common Formats for Event Reporting—
Nursing Home will be posted at the
PSOPPC website: https://
www.psoppc.org/psoppc_web.
AHRQ is specifically interested in
receiving feedback in order to guide the
improvement of the formats.
Information on how to comment on the
Common Formats for Nursing Home
Version 1.0 is available at: https://
www.qualityforum.org/Project_Pages/
Common_Formats_for_Patient_Safety_
Data.aspx.
Additional information about the
Common Formats can be obtained
through AHRQ’s PSO website: https://
pso.ahrq.gov/.
Virginia L. Mackay-Smith,
Associate Director .
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Disease Registry
[30Day–19–0041]
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In accordance with the Paperwork
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Patient Safety Organizations: Voluntary Relinquishment for
Healthcare Quality Support, LLC (P0050); Premier Patient Safety
Organization (P0054); QA STATS LLC (P0140); Securus Medica, LLC
(P0053); Vascular Study Group Patient Safety Organization, LLC (P0080);
and Washington State Patient Safety Organization (P0060)
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 Final Rule (Patient
Safety Rule) authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, to
list as a patient safety organization (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 and Quality Improvement Act of
2005 (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 accepted a notification of proposed
voluntary relinquishment from Healthcare Quality Support, LLC (P0050);
Premier Patient Safety Organization (P0054); QA STATS LLC (P0140);
Securus Medica, LLC (P0053); Vascular Study Group Patient Safety
Organization, LLC (P0080); and Washington State Patient Safety
Organization PSO (P0060), of their PSO status and delisted the PSOs
accordingly, but did not previously publish notices of their delisting
in the Federal Register.
DATES: The delistings were effective at 12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on
February 9, 2011--Healthcare Quality Support, LLC (P0050)
February 9, 2011--Premier Patient Safety Organization (P0054)
January 7, 2015--QA STATS LLC (P0140)
March 2, 2011--Securus Medica, LLC (P0053)
February 15, 2011--Vascular Study Group Patient Safety
Organization, LLC (P0080)
March 2, 2011--Washington State Patient Safety Organization
PSO (P0060)
ADDRESSES: The directories for both listed and delisted PSOs are
ongoing and reviewed weekly by AHRQ. Both directories can be accessed
electronically at the following HHS website: https://www.pso.ahrq.gov/listed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathryn Bach, Center for Quality
Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ, 5600 Fishers Lane, MS 06N100B,
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: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Patient Safety Act, 42 U.S.C. 299b-21 to 299b-26, and the
related Patient Safety Rule, 42 CFR part 3, published in the Federal
Register on November 21, 2008, 73 FR 70732-70814, establish a framework
by which individuals and entities that meet the definition of provider
in the Patient Safety Rule may voluntarily report information to PSOs
listed by AHRQ, on a privileged and confidential basis, for the
aggregation and analysis of patient safety events.
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 PSOs.
AHRQ accepted requests to voluntarily relinquish their PSO status
from Healthcare Quality Support, LLC (P0050); Premier Patient Safety
Organization (P0054), a component entity of the Premier Incorporated;
QA STATS LLC (P0140); Securus Medica, LLC (P0053); Vascular Study Group
Patient Safety Organization, LLC (P0080), a component entity of the
M2S, Inc.; and Washington State Patient Safety Organization PSO
(P0060), a component entity of the Washington State Hospital
Association. Accordingly, Healthcare Quality Support, LLC (P0050--
February 9, 2011), Premier Patient Safety Organization (P0054--February
9, 2011), QA STATS LLC (P0140--January 7, 2015), Securus Medica, LLC
(P0053--March 2, 2011), Vascular Study Group Patient Safety
Organization, LLC (P0080--February 15, 2011) and Washington State
Patient Safety Organization (P0060--March 2, 2011) PSOs, were delisted
effective at 12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on the dates noted above. Notices
of these delistings were not previously published in the Federal
Register.
Healthcare Quality Support, LLC (P0050), Premier Patient Safety
Organization (P0054), QA STATS LLC (P0140), Securus Medica, LLC
(P0053), Vascular Study Group Patient Safety Organization, LLC (P0080)
and Washington State Patient Safety Organization (P0060) had patient
safety work product (PSWP) in their possession. The PSOs were required
to meet the requirements of section
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3.108(c)(2)(i) of the Patient Safety Rule regarding notification to
providers that have reported to the PSO and of section 3.108(c)(2)(ii)
regarding disposition of PSWP consistent with section 3.108(b)(3).
According to section 3.108(b)(3) of the Patient Safety Rule, the PSO
had 90 days from the effective date of delisting and revocation to
complete the disposition of PSWP that was currently in the PSOs'
possession.
More information on PSOs can be obtained through AHRQ's PSO website
at https://www.pso.ahrq.gov.
Virginia L. Mackay-Smith,
Associate Director.
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