By Doug Trapp, AMNews staff. Dec. 15, 2008 -- Some patient safety organizations are still figuring out the scope of their analytical services and who will pay their bills.
Final regulations implementing the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 lay the groundwork for voluntary, confidential, privileged reporting of safety information to groups called patient safety organizations. The rule, released in November, takes effect on Jan. 19, 2009. PSOs now have standards for becoming certified, combining safety data into larger databases and finding error trends.
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