The Patient Safety and Quality
Improvement Act of 2005 was enacted to provide an incentive for
health care providers to work to improve patient safety. In order
to implement the act, HHS issued the Patient Safety and Quality
Improvement Final Rule which establishes a framework by which
providers may voluntarily report information to PSOs. In addition,
the Patient Safety Rule outlines the requirements that entities
must meet to become PSOs and the process by which the Secretary
will review and accept certifications and list PSOs. In December
2010, HHS issued Guidance Regarding Patient Safety Organizations'
Reporting Obligations and the Patient Safety and Quality
Improvement Act of 2005. On June 2nd, 2011 OMB approved
Supplemental Attestations Regarding FDA Reporting Obligations Of
PSOs, a new form to comply with this new Guidance. With this
submission the Attestation Form has been incorporated into the
other existing PSO forms.
US Code:
42
USC 299 Name of Law: Healthcare Research and Quality Act of
1999
The burden estimates have
changed for all of the PSO forms, except for the Patient Safety
Confidentiality Complaint form, and the Common Formats. The burden
estimates in the previous submission, which was a new collection,
were developed prior to the full implementation of the PSO program.
The new estimates were revised to reflect input on the forms and
Common Formats received from PSOs, healthcare organizations, and
providers at the AHRQ annual meetings, PSO annual meetings, and
technical assistance calls with PSOs.
$2,037,390
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Doris Lefkowitz
3014271477
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.