Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 53 / Wednesday, March 19, 2014 / Notices 15345 

HHS Web site: http://

www.pso.AHRQ.gov/index.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eileen Hogan, Center for Quality 

Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ, 

540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850; 

Telephone (toll free): (866) 403–3697; 

Telephone (local): (301) 427–1111; TTY 

(toll free): (866) 438–7231; TTY (local): 

(301) 427–1130; Email: pso@

AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Patient Safety Act authorizes the 

listing of PSOs, which are entities or 

component organizations whose 

mission and primary activity are to 

conduct activities to improve patient 

safety and the quality of health care 

delivery. 

HHS issued the Patient Safety Rule to 

implement the Patient Safety Act. 

AHRQ administers the provisions of the 

Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety 

Rule relating to the listing and operation 

of PSOs. The Patient Safety Rule 

authorizes AHRQ to list as a PSO an 

entity that attests that it meets the 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ if 

it is found to no longer meet the 

requirements of the Patient Safety Act 

and Patient Safety Rule, when a PSO 

chooses to voluntarily relinquish its 

status as a PSO for any reason, or when 

the PSO’s listing expires. Section 

3.108(d) of the Patient Safety Rule 

requires AHRQ to provide public notice 

when it removes an organization from 

the list of federally approved PSOs. 

AHRQ has accepted a notification 

from Open Safety Foundation, PSO 

number P0121, to voluntarily relinquish 

its status as a PSO. Accordingly, Open 

Safety Foundation was delisted effective 

at 12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on 

February 6, 2014. 

More information on PSOs can be 

obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site 

at http://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/

index.html. 

Dated: March 11, 2014. 

Richard Kronick, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05999 Filed 3–18–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Patient Safety Organizations: 

Voluntary Relinquishment From 

WiMED, Inc. 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of Delisting. 

SUMMARY: The Patient Safety and 

Quality Improvement Act of 2005, 42 

U.S.C. 299b–21 to b–26, (Patient Safety 

Act) and the related Patient Safety and 

Quality Improvement Final Rule, 42 

CFR part 3 (Patient Safety Rule), 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 21, 2008, 73 FR 70732– 

70814, provide for the formation of 

Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs), 

which collect, aggregate, and analyze 

confidential information regarding the 

quality and safety of healthcare 

delivery. The Patient Safety Rule 

authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the 

Secretary of HHS, to list as a PSO an 

entity that attests that it meets the 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ by 

the Secretary if it is found to no longer 

meet the requirements of the Patient 

Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, 

when a PSO chooses to voluntarily 

relinquish its status as a PSO for any 

reason, or when a PSO’s listing expires. 

AHRQ has accepted a notification of 

voluntary relinquishment from WiMED, 

Inc. of its status as a PSO, and has 

delisted the PSO accordingly. 

DATES: The directories for both listed 

and delisted PSOs are ongoing and 

reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The 

delisting was effective at 12:00 Midnight 

ET (2400) on February 6, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Both directories can be 

accessed electronically at the following 

HHS Web site: http://

www.pso.AHRQ.gov/index.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eileen Hogan, Center for Quality 

Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ, 

540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850; 

Telephone (toll free): (866) 403–3697; 

Telephone (local): (301) 427–1111; TTY 

(toll free): (866) 438–7231; TTY (local): 

(301) 427–1130; Email: pso@

AHRQ.hhs.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Patient Safety Act authorizes the 

listing of PSOs, which are entities or 

component organizations whose 

mission and primary activity are to 

conduct activities to improve patient 

safety and the quality of health care 

delivery. 

HHS issued the Patient Safety Rule to 

implement the Patient Safety Act. 

AHRQ administers the provisions of the 

Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety 

Rule relating to the listing and operation 

of PSOs. The Patient Safety Rule 

authorizes AHRQ to list as a PSO an 

entity that attests that it meets the 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ if 

it is found to no longer meet the 

requirements of the Patient Safety Act 

and Patient Safety Rule, when a PSO 

chooses to voluntarily relinquish its 

status as a PSO for any reason, or when 

a PSO’s listing expires Section 3.108(d) 

of the Patient Safety Rule requires 

AHRQ to provide public notice when it 

removes an organization from the list of 

federally approved PSOs. 

AHRQ has accepted a notification 

from WiMED, Inc., PSO number P0064, 

to voluntarily relinquish its status as a 

PSO. Accordingly, WiMED, Inc. was 

delisted effective at 12:00 Midnight ET 

(2400) on February 6, 2014. WiMED, 

Inc. has patient safety work product 

(PSWP) in its possession. The PSO will 

meet the requirements of section 

3.108(c)(2)(i) of the Patient Safety Rule 

regarding notification to providers that 

have reported to the PSO. In addition, 

according to sections 3.108(c)(2)(ii) and 

3.108(b)(3) of the Patient Safety Rule 

regarding disposition of PSWP, the PSO 

has 90 days from the effective date of 

delisting and revocation to complete the 

disposition of PSWP that is currently in 

the PSO’s possession. 

More information on PSOs can be 

obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site 

at http://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/

index.html. 

Dated: March 11. 2014. 

Richard Kronick, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05998 Filed 3–18–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–14–0134] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

In compliance with the requirement 

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for 

opportunity for public comment on 


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