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Contact Info:
Lise Stevens (lise.stevens@fda.hhs.gov) -- Data Standards Project Manager, FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

Date Received:
11/18/2011

AHRQ coordinates the development of Common Formats for reporting patient safety events to Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs). This activity is authorized by the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act) and the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule (Patient Safety Rule). In collaboration with the Patient Safety Workgroup (PSWG), AHRQ has developed Common Formats for two settings of care — acute care hospitals and skilled nursing facilities.[1]
 * 1.2 User Story Narrative: Patient Safety Reporting: AHRQ Common Formats**

The term "Common Formats" refers to the common definitions and reporting formats that allow health care providers to collect and submit standardized information regarding patient safety events. Additional details about the conceptual framework for the content and structure of the Common Formats can be found at: []
 * 1.2.1 Goals**

The Common Formats apply to all patient safety concerns, including:
 * Incidents—patient safety events that reached the patient, whether or not there was harm;
 * Near misses or close calls—patient safety events that did not reach the patient; and
 * Unsafe conditions—circumstances that increase the probability of a patient safety event.

AHRQ's Common Formats include Event descriptions (descriptions of patient safety events and unsafe conditions to be reported
 * 1.2.2 Description of Data Reporting Events, Actors and Triggers **

Event Descriptions, Sample Reports, and Forms are available for each of the generic and event-specific categories of the Common Formats. The Common Formats Users Guide and Quick Guide are available at: []
 * 1.2.3 Data **

This material is submitted by FDA on behalf of AHRQ. The purpose of this submission is to raise awareness about the areas of overlap (that is, common data elements and terminologies) with public health and patient safety reporting programs. Some healthcare providers receive inconsistent and/or conflicting federal reporting requirements. This project presents an opportunity to review the Common Formats work to help identify standards and terminology opportunities or challenges. Information about the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act Final Rule can be found at: [] .
 * 1.2.4 Other information **

The Patient Safety Act permits almost any entity—an entire organization or a component of an organization, a public or private entity, a for-profit or not-for-profit entity—to seek listing as a Patient Safety Organization (PSO). However, if use case is selected or considered for future harmonization purposes, the workgroup should follow up with AHRQ to obtain an estimate of the current PSOs participating in the PSO network.
 * 1.3 Stakeholder Commitment **

Lise Stevens, Data Standards Project Manager FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Lise.Stevens@fda.hhs.gov
 * 1.4 Contact Information: **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">References: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">[1] Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research Patient Safety Organizations: []

Supporting Files:

 * **Description** || **File** ||
 * This document contains the initial draft user story submission. || [[file:Initial Draft Submission - Patient Safety Reporting AHRQ Common Formats - November 18 2011.docx]] ||  ||

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