| Subject: | HHS Issues Final Rule For Patient Safety Organizations |
| Category: | Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
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| Published: | Mon, 24 Nov 2008 - 06:00 am |
| The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a final rule implementing the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005. The final rule will become effective on January 19, 2009. The rule provides final requirements and procedures for Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs), new entities within which clinicians and health care providers can work to collect, aggregate and analyze data - within a legally secure environment of privilege and confidentiality protections - to... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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