This podcast reviews the background, purpose and benefits of Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) as well as the steps necessary to establish an internal Patient Safety Evaluation System in order to contract and participate in a PSO. In addition, the podcast will describe how the PSO confidentiality and privilege provisions are to be applied, as well as their application to peer review activities, so that hospitals, medical staffs and other providers can make truly informed decisions on whether or not to seek these protections and on how to organize their internal collection and reporting policies in a way which will not interfere with their accreditation and patient care obligations.

View Part One:  Patient Safety Organizations

View Part Two:  Overview of PSO Confidentiality and Privilege Protections

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Members of NAMSS seeking credit for 3.5 hours of continuing education are required to take the prepared quiz and score 80% or higher in order to receive the credit. To receive NAMSS credit for this program, click here. Please fax the completed quiz back to 312.577.8945 or e-mail it to Laura Levitan at .

This program is approved by Illinois and California for 3.0 general credits. This program is approved by New York for 3.5 professional practice credits. To receive CLE credit for this program, click here.

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