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HHS proposes patient safety organizations

Patient Safety Monitor, May 1, 2008

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Since the passage of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, hospitals around the country have been waiting for an announcement of the proposed rule, laying the groundwork for the creation of Patient Safety Organizations (PSO). Two and a half years later, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Patient Safety Act and gave the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) the reins on implementing part of the proposed rules.

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