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The Patient Safety Group is a PSO!
Effective November 19, 2008, The Patient Safety Group was listed by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a Patient Safety Organization (PSO). The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 provides uniform Federal privilege and confidentiality protections for patient safety work product submitted to PSOs. AHRQ Director Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D. has said this regulation "...provides a framework for Patient Safety Organizations to facilitate a shared-learning approach that supports effective interventions that reduce risk of harm to patients." Learn more about PSOs.

"eCUSP and the AHRQ Culture Survey are the first in a series of critical steps that our hospitals will be able to use in moving ahead with identifying and remedying patient safety issues... The [AHRQ Survey] reports have provided insight into areas for improvement, and are replete with data that can be used at multiple levels of the organization."
Dr. Gary Wainer
Chief Medical Officer
Chicago Health System
eCUSP
 Manage, monitor, record, account for, and share the safety and quality efforts undertaken in specific units and throughout the organization. Improve your culture of safety with this intuitive quality improvement solution.
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AHRQ CULTURE SURVEY
 Affordable, easy to setup, easy to take survey. Reports are instant, robust and can be compared to the latest AHRQ 2008 benchmark. Joint Commission required in 2009. Much easier than using Excel™ and more efficient than current methods in place.
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In September 2006, when word of the heparin overdoses reached Hunterdon Medical Center in New Jersey, they responded immediately, initiating a project called: 3rd INFANT OVERDOSE OF HEPARIN AT METHODIST HOSPITAL.

This Story was created using eCUSP, which helped Hunterdon manage and chronicle the improvement effort while working on this critical project.

Heparin overdose has been back in the news lately. Click here to view a March 16, 2008, 60 Minutes story featuring Dennis and Kimberly Quaid discussing medical error and how a heparin overdose nearly killed their infant twins.



eCUSP is featured in Dr. Robert Wachter's latest book Understanding Patient Safety. Dr. Wachter is one of the world’s leaders in improving the quality and safety of health care. He is the author of "Internal Bleeding", edits the U.S. Government's two leading patient safety websites, and has received the nation's top award for his work.
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