CHCA Selects ECRI Institute PSO for Data Collection and Analysis
April 17, 2011
Posted by chcablogadmin in : CHCA News
CHCA signed an agreement with ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization to provide patient safety services to the Child Health Patient Safety Organization, Inc. ECRI Institute PSO will support the Child Health PSO with a patient safety data collection and reporting system and by analyzing adverse events and other information from participating children’s hospitals and health systems.
Kate Conrad
Helping children’s hospitals achieve their mission of providing the safest and highest quality of care to America’s children is our top priority. We selected ECRI Institute PSO because of their extensive in analyzing patient safety data and for their development of practical information to help providers improve the process of delivering care.
– Kate Conrad, Vice President, Child Health Patient Safety Organization, Inc.
ECRI Institute PSO uses a Web-based patient safety reporting system to capture patient safety data in a standardized manner compatible with the common data formats published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and National Quality Forum (NQF) serious reportable events. ECRI Institute PSO supports numerous state-based PSO programs as well as hospitals, health systems, and other provider organizations nationwide.
For more information about Child Health PSO, contact Kate Conrad (kate.conrad@chca.com).
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