New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Ph - N.H. Pharmacy Board
Chapter Ph 1700 - CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
Part Ph 1702 - DEFINITIONS
Section Ph 1702.01 - Definitions
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
In this section the following definitions apply:
(a) "Continuous quality improvement (CQI)" means a system of standards and procedures to identify and evaluate quality-related events to improve patient care;
(b) "Continuous quality improvement (CQI) program" means a planned process to record and assess quality related events that includes a procedure for documenting actions to improve the quality of patient care, and maintenance of a summary of the documented actions;
(c) "Quality-related event" means an error, adverse incident, near miss, or unsafe condition that occurs in the review, preparation, dispensing or administration of medications by pharmacy staff; and
(d) "Patient Safety Organization" means an entity that has the same meaning as the term used in the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C section 299b-21(7), a private or public entity or component thereof that is listed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 299b-24(d).
