Patient Safety Organization Privacy Protection Center PSOPPC: Services

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Patient Safety Organization Privacy Protection
Center (PSOPPC) Services

• Presented by Kathy Barberio, RN
• PSOPPC Project Director

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Key to Success Collaboration with Valued Partners

• Westat
• National Quality Forum (NQF)
• Data Consulting Group (DCG)
• World Development Group (WDG)

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Why Establish the PSOPPC?

• National initiative to create a protected,
  evidence-based learning system
• Legal privilege and confidentiality protections
  for event information
• Anticipate that PSOs will value assistance with
  de-identification of patient safety event data to
  facilitate safe and efficient data transfer to
  the NPSD

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Guiding Principle and Next Steps

• No information on patient safety events can ever
  be released that allow an individual patient,
  provider, facility or reporter to be identified
• Awaiting release of the Final Rule
• De-identification presentation from the Office of
  Civil Rights Monday at 800 a.m.
• Experts in Statistical Disclosure Methodologies
  identified and engaged

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PSOPPC Website (www.psoppc.org)

• Available
• Common Formats
• User Guide
• Help Desk
• Links to other website resources

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Obtaining the Common Formats
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Option to Obtain All or Select Forms
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Common Formats Users Guide
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Other Available Services and Resources

• Help Desk 866-571-7712
• One-on-one assistance
• Annual PSO meeting

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Future Services and Resources

• Educational briefs
• Tools and templates
• Annual needs assessment
• PSO Workgroups
• PSO Forum/Discussion
• Educational briefs

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AHRQ Cafe

• Visit our display in the AHRQ Café (Exhibit Hall)