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Patient Safety and Quality Care Come First The Kentucky Institute for Patient Safety and Quality KIPSQ is an organization dedicated to improving the safety and quality of patient care throughout Kentucky. KIPSQ Member Portal KIPSQ has contracted with ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices to customize program support. An Official Listed PSO Health care providers considering working with a PSO are advised to review the HHS directory to ensure the entitys PSO certifications have been accepted. Leading Patient Safety Efforts in Kentucky The KIPSQ PSO is a way for health care organizations to have quality and patient safety related data federally protected as confidential privileged and protected from legal discovery to assure a robust quality improvement environment.