Health care professionals whose focus is on patient safety are very familiar with these alarming and frequently cited statistics from the Institute of Medicine: medical errors result in the death …
The Joint Commission publishes two complimentary publications that address safety issues: Sentinel Event Alert identifies specific patient safety problems, describes their common …
Feb 19, 2024 · ⎻The National Patient Safety Goals® (NPSGs) were established in 2002 to help accredited organizations address specific areas of concern in regard to patient safety ⎻The …
Identify patient safety risks. NPSG.15.01.01. Improve health care equity. NPSG.16.01.01. Prevent mist akes . in surgery. UP.01.01.01. UP.01.02.01. UP.01.03.01. Reduce the risk for suicide. …
The World Health Organization introduced World Patient Safety Day in 2019, calling for concerted action by all countries and international partners to improve patient safety. The Joint …
This National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) focuses on the risk points of medication reconciliation. The elements of. performance in this NPSG are designed to help organizations reduce …
Numerous resources arranged by topic are available for patients and practitioners. Resources developed by The Joint Commission, Joint Commission Resources ® (JCR ®), in addition to …
the event of emergency situations. (For information on patient education on medications, refer to Standards PC.02.03.01 and PC.04.01.05.) Goal 7. Reduce the risk of health care–associated …