AMC PSO stands for Academic Medical Center Patient Safety Organization.

The AMC PSO is a national convener of clinicians and health care organizations striving to promote patient safety by focusing on specific quality and safety initiatives, including:

• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Information
• Convening Sessions
• Adverse Event and Near-Miss Reporting

This began in 2009 when the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA) was enacted to create a culture of safety by providing federal privilege and confidentiality protections for information that is assembled and reported to a PSO, or developed by a PSO, for the conduct of patient safety activities.

For information on joining the AMC PSO, please email Carol Ann Garcia, Program Administrator.

CRICO's AMC PSO offers the following benefits to members:

• Access to the AMC PSO Secure Portal to share files and collaborate safely.
• Ability to access and use the Root Cause Analysis Information Exchange tool.
• Chance to be part of the closed secure in-person patient safety discussions and to influence the solutions.

AMC PSO makes patient safety learnings available to the public as part of CRICO’s ongoing commitment towards improving patient safety across the continuum of care. These learnings can be found in guidelines, papers and our Patient Safety Alerts, which can be downloaded. New editions are published regularly and are free and available on our AMC PSO Publications page.