Section Ph 1702.01 - DefinitionsIn this section the following definitions apply:
(a) "Continuous quality improvement (CQI)" means a system of standards and procedures to identify and evaluate quality-related events to improve patient care;(b) "Continuous quality improvement (CQI) program" means a planned process to record and assess quality related events that includes a procedure for documenting actions to improve the quality of patient care, and maintenance of a summary of the documented actions;(c) "Quality-related event" means an error, adverse incident, near miss, or unsafe condition that occurs in the review, preparation, dispensing or administration of medications by pharmacy staff; and(d) "Patient Safety Organization" means an entity that has the same meaning as the term used in the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C section 299b-21(7), a private or public entity or component thereof that is listed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 299b-24(d).N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 1702.01
Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 16, Filed April 18, 2019, Proposed by #12758, Effective 4/19/2019, Expires 4/19/2029.