Patient Safety Surveillance and Improvement
- Hospital Reporting
Each hospital must report the incidence of a National Quality Forum (NFQ) serious reportable event, and the occurrence of an Intentional Unsafe Act to Patient Safety.
- Electronic Reporting: NQF Event
- Paper Based Reporting: NFQ Event or Intentional Unsafe Act
- Contact Information
The Patient Safety Surveillance and Improvement System (PSSIS) was created for the purpose of improving patient safety, eliminating adverse events in Vermont hospitals, and supporting a facilitating quality improvement efforts by hospitals. The Vermont Department of Health is charged by statute to operate the PSSIS, and contracts with the Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care (VPQHC) to administer the System.
Electronic Reporting: NQF Event
The Department of Health contracts with Quantros, Inc. to provide a secure electronic system for the reporting of a NQF event. Hospitals may submit electronic reports any time, seven day per week.
Paper Based Reporting: NFQ Event or Intentional Unsafe Act
Hospitals may report a NFQ Event or Intentional Unsafe Act by printing the applicable form and faxing or mailing to Patient Safety at the Health Department.
Reporting Forms
Mail completed form(s):
Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc
132 Main Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
Attention: Avril Cochran, RN
Fax completed form(s):
802-262-1307
Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc.
Attention: Avril Cochran, RN
Contact Information
Avril Cochran, RN
Quality Improvement Specialist, VPQHC
802-229-2152, ext. 15
Deb Wilcox
Director of Planning and Healthcare Quality
Vermont Department of Health
802-652-2051