Notice2025-10798
Patient Safety Organizations: Delistings for the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative and Proximie PSO
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Published
June 13, 2025
Effective
January 11, 2025
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Abstract
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule (Patient Safety Rule) authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, to list as a patient safety organization (PSO) an entity that attests that it meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for listing. A PSO can be "delisted" by the Secretary if it is found to no longer meet the requirements of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act) and Patient Safety Rule, when a PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO for any reason, or when a PSO's listing expires. AHRQ accepted a notification of proposed voluntary relinquishment from the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative, PSO number P0143, of its status as a PSO, and has delisted the PSO accordingly. AHRQ delisted the Proximie PSO, PSO number P0244, due to its failure to correct a deficiency.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 113 (Friday, June 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25044-25045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10798]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Patient Safety Organizations: Delistings for the Michigan
Surgical Quality Collaborative and Proximie PSO
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of delisting.
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SUMMARY: The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule (Patient
Safety Rule) authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, to
list as a patient safety organization (PSO) an entity that attests that
it meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for listing. A PSO
can be ``delisted'' by the Secretary if it is found to no longer meet
the requirements of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of
2005 (Patient Safety Act) and Patient Safety Rule, when a PSO chooses
to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO for any reason, or when a
PSO's listing expires. AHRQ accepted a notification of proposed
voluntary relinquishment from the Michigan Surgical Quality
Collaborative, PSO number P0143, of its status as a PSO,
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and has delisted the PSO accordingly. AHRQ delisted the Proximie PSO,
PSO number P0244, due to its failure to correct a deficiency.
DATES: The delisting for Proximie PSO was effective at 12:00 Midnight
ET (2400) on January 11, 2025. The delisting for Michigan Surgical
Quality Collaborative was effective at 12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on
April 21, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The directories for both listed and delisted PSOs are
ongoing and reviewed weekly by AHRQ. Both directories can be accessed
electronically at the following HHS website: <a href="https://www.pso.ahrq.gov/listed">https://www.pso.ahrq.gov/listed</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathryn Bach, Center for Quality
Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ, 5600 Fishers Lane, MS 06N100B,
Rockville, MD 20857; Telephone (toll free): (866) 403-3697; Telephone
(local): (301) 427-1111; TTY (toll free): (866) 438-7231; TTY (local):
(301) 427-1130; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a7a79654a6b62787b24626279246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ef9f9c80af8e879d9ec187879cc1888099">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Patient Safety Act, 42 U.S.C. 299b-21 to 299b-26, and the
related Patient Safety Rule, 42 CFR part 3, published in the Federal
Register on November 21, 2008 (73 FR 70732-70814), establish a
framework by which individuals and entities that meet the definition of
provider in the Patient Safety Rule may voluntarily report information
to PSOs listed by AHRQ, on a privileged and confidential basis, for the
aggregation and analysis of patient safety work product.
The Patient Safety Act authorizes the listing of PSOs, which are
entities or component organizations whose mission and primary activity
are to conduct activities to improve patient safety and the quality of
health care delivery.
HHS issued the Patient Safety Rule to implement the Patient Safety
Act. AHRQ administers the provisions of the Patient Safety Act and
Patient Safety Rule relating to the listing and operation of PSOs. The
Patient Safety Rule authorizes AHRQ to list as a PSO an entity that
attests that it meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for
listing. A PSO can be ``delisted'' if it is found to no longer meet the
requirements of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, when a
PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO for any
reason, or when a PSO's listing expires. Section 3.108(d) of the
Patient Safety Rule requires AHRQ to provide public notice when it
removes an organization from the list of PSOs.
AHRQ has accepted a notification of proposed voluntary
relinquishment from the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative to
voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO. Accordingly, the Michigan
Surgical Quality Collaborative, PSO number P0143, was delisted
effective at 12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on April 21, 2025.
Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative has patient safety work
product (PSWP) in its possession. The PSO will meet the requirements of
section 3.108(c)(2)(i) of the Patient Safety Rule regarding
notification to providers that have reported to the PSO and of section
3.108(c)(2)(ii) regarding disposition of PSWP consistent with section
3.108(b)(3). According to section 3.108(b)(3) of the Patient Safety
Rule, the PSO has 90 days from the effective date of delisting and
revocation to complete the disposition of PSWP that is currently in the
PSO's possession.
Proximie PSO failed to submit a response to the findings of
deficiency in the Notice of Proposed Revocation and Delisting by the
deadline. As stated in the Patient Safety Rule at 42 CFR
3.108(a)(4)(iii), this failure means that the Notice of Proposed
Revocation and Delisting becomes final as a matter of law. It also
serves as the basis for AHRQ to revoke acceptance of Proximie PSO
certifications for listing, remove Proximie PSO from the list of PSOs,
and provide public notice in the Federal Register and on the AHRQ PSO
website that Proximie PSO has been delisted for cause. Accordingly, the
Proximie PSO, P0244, was delisted effective at 12:00 Midnight ET (2400)
on January 11, 2025.
More information on PSOs can be obtained through AHRQ's PSO website
at <a href="http://www.pso.ahrq.gov">http://www.pso.ahrq.gov</a>.
Dated: April 28, 2025.
Jeffrey P. Toven,
Executive Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-10798 Filed 6-12-25; 8:45 am]
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