Listed Patient Safety Organizations

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Listed Patient Safety Organizations

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule (Patient Safety Rule) to implement the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act), which authorizes the creation of Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs). The Patient Safety Rule (PDF file, 450 KB. PDF Help) establishes the requirements that an entity must meet to become and remain listed as a PSO, and the procedures and processes that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) will follow to assess an entity's eligibility and compliance with the Patient Safety Rule. A PSO can be “delisted” by the Secretary if it is found to no longer meet these requirements.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) administers the provisions of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule. AHRQ is responsible for maintaining a list of those entities whose PSO certifications have been accepted in accordance with Section 3.104(a) of the Patient Safety Rule. In addition, AHRQ maintains a publicly available list of entities whose certifications as PSOs have been accepted as required by Section 3.104(d) of the Patient Safety Rule.

Before working with a PSO, please review important information regarding Listed PSOs and Delisted PSOs. The Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule provide confidentiality and privilege protections for patient safety work product (PSWP). Except in one circumstance (go to Delisted PSOs), information assembled or developed by providers for reporting to a PSO must ultimately be reported to an entity that is currently listed as a PSO by the Secretary.

Directories

Note: AHRQ reviews the PSO information below weekly; changes are made when there are newly listed PSOs and/or when existing information requires revision.

Geographic Directory of Listed Patient Safety Organizations

Patient Safety Organizations by State/Territory.
Select for print version (PDF file, 147 KB; PDF Help).

Alphabetical Directory of Listed Patient Safety Organizations

Alphabetical List of Patient Safety Organizations.
Select for print version (PDF file, 130 KB; PDF Help).

	The "Listed PSO" logo may only be used by PSOs that are currently listed by the HHS Secretary. Before working with a PSO, please review AHRQ's geographic and alphabetical directories to ensure that the entity's PSO certifications have been accepted in accordance with Section 3.104(a) of the Patient Safety Rule.

Directory of Delisted Patient Safety Organizations

Delisted Patient Safety Organizations.

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