AHRQ publishes PSO delisting for cause
Oct 11, 2026 edition · GC-2026-0182 · Published 2026-10-11 · Version 4 · Final
AHRQ’s October 2 notice confirms that Hospital Rep Safety Solutions Corp. lost its PSO listing for cause after failing to correct a deficiency. Delisting took effect September 9. Organizations using that PSO should review affected reporting arrangements and privilege questions with Legal.
What happened
AHRQ published a for-cause delisting notice for Hospital Rep Safety Solutions Corp., patient safety organization P0264. The notice states that the organization failed to correct a finding of deficiency and that delisting became effective at midnight Eastern Time, 2400, on September 9, 2026. Publication on October 2 is a separate date. This was a for-cause removal, rather than voluntary relinquishment or expiration of a listing; the notice does not describe the underlying deficiency in detail.
The Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule establish a framework for providers to voluntarily report patient safety work product to listed PSOs for aggregation and analysis on a privileged and confidential basis. AHRQ administers PSO listing and operation, and the rule requires public notice when an organization is removed. That context makes the identity and listing status of a contracted PSO relevant to reporting arrangements. The notice does not decide the protection of every item previously submitted. Affected organizations should have Legal assess their specific arrangements and any reporting transition rather than assume that all existing work product automatically lost protection.
Scope and timing
- Authority status
- Final
- Applicability
- Operationally relevant
- Audience
- Health systems, Provider networks
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
Why it matters
The action identifies a control failure relevant to provider, payer or vendor oversight. Its procedural status must be kept separate from any allegation.
Recommended action
Verify PSO listing status and escalate affected patient-safety arrangements and privilege questions to Legal.
Case details
- agencies
- AHRQ
- entities
- Hospital Rep Safety Solutions Corp. PSO P0264
- action Type
- Exclusion
- event Date
- 2026-09-09
- alleged Conduct
- Failure to correct PSO listing deficiencies.
- resolution
- PSO delisting for cause effective September 9; notice published October 2.
Operational lessons
- Verify PSO listing status and escalate affected patient-safety arrangements and privilege questions to Legal.
Sources
- Patient Safety Organizations: Delisting for Cause for the Hospital Rep Safety Solutions Corp. PSOOfficial · Health and Human Services Department, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2026-10-02 · Source review 2026-10-05
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