The Carolinas Rehabilitation Patient Safety Organization (PSO), which serves 34 freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation units, is facilitating the improvement of quality and patient safety across 19 States. Improvements have been particularly notable in the prevention of falls and hospital-acquired pressure ulcers.

As the first AHRQ-listed PSO targeted specifically for inpatient rehabilitation settings, the Carolinas Rehabilitation PSO fills a niche to help improve patient care in these settings. For example, the PSO recognized that quality and safety metrics for acute and post-acute settings did not take into account the unique characteristics of inpatient rehabilitation – a critical setting in the post-acute continuum of care.

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