Drug Topics November 23, 2025
Catie Stimmel, PharmD, discusses what PSOs are and how they are protecting patients all across the US health care system.
Erected in 2005 thanks to the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, patient safety organizations (PSOs) have since established themselves as the authoritative body for addressing concerns about potential health care errors. Whether it be investigating unsafe conditions in a health care destination or ensuring medication safety for millions of US patients, PSOs are crucial in protecting the health care systems that keep patients safe.
“Around 2005, they were started by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality pursuant to the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005,” Catie Stimmel, PharmD, vice president and chief controlled substance and...
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