Session Information
ASHRM 2009 Annual Conference & Exhibition
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Patient Safety Organizations: The First Year
Track : Legal and Regulatory
Program Code: SA-19
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009
Time: 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM  EST
Location: 301-302
CO-PRESENTER :
 Karen Zimmer, M.D., MPH, Clinical Director, ECRI Institute
PRESENTER :
 Amy Goldberg-Alberts, MBA, FASHRM, CPHRM, Program Director, ECRI Institute
Description
Final regulations implementing the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 were published nearly one year ago along with listing of the first federally certified PSOs. This session gives an update on PSOs, the challenges and successes for these new entities, considerations for hospitals and health systems participating with PSOs, lessons learned and the value of sharing patient safety information with PSOs.

LEARNER OUTCOMES:
  • Evaluate potential participation with a PSO or in establishing a PSO.
  • Identify patient safety lessons learned from patient safety information shared with a PSO.
  • Identify the purpose and mechanisms of the federal Patient Safety Act.


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