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Director's Update


Patient Safety Organizations and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

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  • Section 399KK: Secretary shall make available a program for hospitals with high readmission rates to work with Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs):
    • AHRQ and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have undertaken some planning in order to execute this part of ACA.
    • AHRQ PSO Web site enhancement launched March 6th to provide resources for PSOs to work with those hospitals.

Image: The logo for Listed PSOs is shown.


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