Meeting for Software Developers on the Common Formats for Patient Safety Data Collection, 15425 [2022-05731]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Meeting for Software Developers on
the Common Formats for Patient
Safety Data Collection
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The purpose of this notice is
to announce a meeting to discuss
implementation of the Common Formats
with software developers and other
interested parties. This meeting is
designed as an interactive forum where
software developers can provide input
on use of the formats. AHRQ especially
requests participation by and input from
those entities which have used AHRQ’s
technical specifications and
implemented, or plan to implement, the
Common Formats electronically.
DATES: The meeting will be held from
1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Eastern on Thursday,
March 31st, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
virtually.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Hamid Jalal, Medical Officer, 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: AHRQ
coordinates the development of sets of
standardized definitions and formats
(Common Formats) that make it possible
to collect, aggregate, and analyze
uniformly structured information about
health care quality and patient safety for
local, regional, and national learning.
The Common Formats include technical
specifications to facilitate the collection
of electronically comparable data by
Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) and
other entities. Additional information
about the Common Formats can be
obtained through AHRQ’s PSO website
at https://pso.ahrq.gov/common-formats
and the PSO Privacy Protection Center’s
website at https://www.psoppc.org/
psoppc_web/publicpages/
commonFormatsOverview.
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SUMMARY:
Background
The Patient Safety and Quality
Improvement Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C.
299b–21 to 299b–26 (Patient Safety Act),
and the related Patient Safety and
Quality Improvement Final Rule, 42
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CFR part 3 (Patient Safety Rule),
published in the Federal Register on
November 21, 2008, 73 FR 70731–
70814, provide for the Federal listing of
Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs),
which collect, aggregate, and analyze
confidential information (patient safety
work product) regarding the quality and
safety of health care delivery.
The Patient Safety Act requires PSOs,
to the extent practical and appropriate,
to collect patient safety work product
from providers in a standardized
manner that permits valid comparisons
of similar cases among similar
providers. (42 U.S.C. 299b–24(b)(1)(F)).
The Patient Safety Act also authorizes
the development of data standards,
known as the Common Formats, to
facilitate the aggregation and analysis of
non-identifiable patient safety data
collected by PSOs and reported to the
network of patient safety databases
(NPSD). (42 U.S.C. 299b–23(b)). The
Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety
Rule can be accessed at: https://
www.pso.ahrq.gov/legislation/.
AHRQ has issued Common Formats
for Event Reporting for three settings of
care—hospitals, nursing homes, and
community pharmacies. As part of the
agency’s efforts to improve diagnostic
safety and quality in healthcare, AHRQ
is in the process of developing Common
Formats for Event Reporting—
Diagnostic Safety (CFER–DS).
Federally listed PSOs can meet the
requirement to collect patient safety
work product in a standardized manner
to the extent practical and appropriate
by using AHRQ’s Common Formats. The
Common Formats are also available in
the public domain to encourage their
widespread adoption. An entity does
not need to be listed as a PSO or
working with one to use the Common
Formats. However, the Federal privilege
and confidentiality protections only
apply to information developed as
patient safety work product by
providers and PSOs working under the
Patient Safety Act.
Agenda, Registration, and Other
Information About the Meeting
The March 31 meeting will be an
interactive forum designed to allow
meeting participants not only to provide
input but also to respond to the input
provided by others. To encourage
stakeholder feedback, this meeting will
feature a panel of representatives from
two PSOs who will share insights from
their experiences and challenges with
incorporating Common Formats into the
work of their PSOs and reporting
providers. Sheila Rossi will represent
the ECRI and ISMP PSO and Mike
Personett will represent the Press Ganey
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PSO on the panel. Time will be
allocated during the panel presentation
to engage meeting participants and
foster active discussion. AHRQ requests
that interested persons send an email to
SDMeetings@infinityconferences.com
for registration information. Before the
meeting, an agenda and logistical
information will be provided to
registrants.
Dated: March 14, 2022.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Meeting for Software Developers on the Common Formats for Patient
Safety Data Collection
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce a meeting to discuss
implementation of the Common Formats with software developers and other
interested parties. This meeting is designed as an interactive forum
where software developers can provide input on use of the formats. AHRQ
especially requests participation by and input from those entities
which have used AHRQ's technical specifications and implemented, or
plan to implement, the Common Formats electronically.
DATES: The meeting will be held from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Eastern on
Thursday, March 31st, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Hamid Jalal, Medical Officer,
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: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AHRQ coordinates the development of sets of
standardized definitions and formats (Common Formats) that make it
possible to collect, aggregate, and analyze uniformly structured
information about health care quality and patient safety for local,
regional, and national learning. The Common Formats include technical
specifications to facilitate the collection of electronically
comparable data by Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) and other
entities. Additional information about the Common Formats can be
obtained through AHRQ's PSO website at https://pso.ahrq.gov/common-formats and the PSO Privacy Protection Center's website at https://www.psoppc.org/psoppc_web/publicpages/commonFormatsOverview.
Background
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C.
299b-21 to 299b-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
70731-70814, provide for the Federal listing of Patient Safety
Organizations (PSOs), which collect, aggregate, and analyze
confidential information (patient safety work product) regarding the
quality and safety of health care delivery.
The Patient Safety Act requires PSOs, to the extent practical and
appropriate, to collect patient safety work product from providers in a
standardized manner that permits valid comparisons of similar cases
among similar providers. (42 U.S.C. 299b-24(b)(1)(F)). The Patient
Safety Act also authorizes the development of data standards, known as
the Common Formats, to facilitate the aggregation and analysis of non-
identifiable patient safety data collected by PSOs and reported to the
network of patient safety databases (NPSD). (42 U.S.C. 299b-23(b)). The
Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule can be accessed at: https://www.pso.ahrq.gov/legislation/.
AHRQ has issued Common Formats for Event Reporting for three
settings of care--hospitals, nursing homes, and community pharmacies.
As part of the agency's efforts to improve diagnostic safety and
quality in healthcare, AHRQ is in the process of developing Common
Formats for Event Reporting--Diagnostic Safety (CFER-DS).
Federally listed PSOs can meet the requirement to collect patient
safety work product in a standardized manner to the extent practical
and appropriate by using AHRQ's Common Formats. The Common Formats are
also available in the public domain to encourage their widespread
adoption. An entity does not need to be listed as a PSO or working with
one to use the Common Formats. However, the Federal privilege and
confidentiality protections only apply to information developed as
patient safety work product by providers and PSOs working under the
Patient Safety Act.
Agenda, Registration, and Other Information About the Meeting
The March 31 meeting will be an interactive forum designed to allow
meeting participants not only to provide input but also to respond to
the input provided by others. To encourage stakeholder feedback, this
meeting will feature a panel of representatives from two PSOs who will
share insights from their experiences and challenges with incorporating
Common Formats into the work of their PSOs and reporting providers.
Sheila Rossi will represent the ECRI and ISMP PSO and Mike Personett
will represent the Press Ganey PSO on the panel. Time will be allocated
during the panel presentation to engage meeting participants and foster
active discussion. AHRQ requests that interested persons send an email
to [email protected] for registration information.
Before the meeting, an agenda and logistical information will be
provided to registrants.
Dated: March 14, 2022.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-05731 Filed 3-17-22; 8:45 am]
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