Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Update

AHRQ Releases New Common Format for Patient Safety Data Collection on Venous Thromboembolism; Seeks Feedback on Beta VersionToday AHRQ released a new Common Format designed to help health care providers collect information about patient safety events related to venous thromboembolism, or VTE.   Common Formats refers to the common definitions and reporting formats that let health care providers collect and submit standardized information on patient safety events.  The VTE Common Format, which includes deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is currently available in a beta version for public review and comment.  It will be revised based on feedback and incorporated into the next version for acute care hospitals and skilled nursing facilities.  AHRQ has contracted with the National Quality Forum (NQF) to assist in the collection and analysis of feedback on the beta version.  The Agency seeks feedback from the private and public sectors to guide improvement. To view the VTE Common Format and post comments through the NQF tool, go to the PSO Privacy Protection Web site at https://www.psoppc.org/web/patientsafety.

Welcome to the PSO Privacy Protection Center

The Patient Safety Organization (PSO) Privacy Protection Center (PPC) was created by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to support the implementation of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PL-109-41), passed by the United States Congress in July, 2005. The PPC provides technical assistance to PSOs. Read more about the PPC.

Beta Version Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Common Format: Event Description, Sample Aggregate Report, and Form Available Here
AHRQ has issued a beta version of the VTE Common Format.