Support

The Patient Safety Privacy Protection Center (PSOPPC) provides technical assistance to listed Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs). The PSOPPC Help Desk is available Monday through Friday, and can be reached at support@psoppc.org or at (866) 571-7712. Outside of the hours of operation listed below, all inquiries submitted via email or voice message will be answered on the following business day.

In addition to technical assistance provided to PSOs by the PSOPPC, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides technical assistance to all interested parties regarding the Patient Safety Rule, PSO listing processes, listed PSOs, and other PSO operational issues. The AHRQ PSO Office can be reached at pso@ahrq.hhs.gov or at (866) 403-3697.

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Help Desk

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Account Setup

If the PSO has been listed by AHRQ, appropriate PSO team members are eligible to obtain a User ID to sign in to the secure pages of the PSOPPC website. Account registration includes the user completing a registration form with the signature of the PSO's Authorized Official. A notarized signature is also required as proof of identity. The form should be submitted to the PSOPPC Help Desk for processing.

For more information select Account Setup.

Data Submission

The PSOPPC is now accepting patient safety data from PSOs. Patient safety data may be submitted to the PSOPPC for non-identification and transmission to the Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD).

Please review the Patient Safety Data Submission Process and Data Submission FAQs for more information on the requirements for data submission and the PSOPPC data submission process.

For more information select Patient Safety Data Submission.

AHRQ Common Formats

AHRQ coordinates the development of Common Formats for reporting patient safety data. This activity is authorized by the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act) and the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule (Patient Safety Rule). In collaboration with the Patient Safety Work Group (PSWG), AHRQ has developed Common Formats for four settings of care - hospitals, community pharmacies, nursing homes. The Common Formats for Diagnostic Safety have also been developed to standardize the collection of data about Diagnostic Safety Events across all healthcare settings and specialties.

To learn more about Common Formats, please visit AHRQ Common Formats.