Patient Safety - The Joint Commission
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 of between 44,000 and 98,000 patients every year.
National Patient Safety Goals - The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals presentation for 2024. 2024 National Patient Safety Goals Presentation NPSG 15.01.01 Suicide Prevention Resources
Patient Safety Fact Sheet - The Joint Commission
Patient safety events: The Joint Commission receives reports of patient safety events from patients, families, government agencies, the public, staff employed by organizations, and the media. This information is used to help identify current areas of potential risk at accredited organizations and may be used to improve the quality and safety of ...
2024年2月19日 · ⎻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 first set of NPSGs was effective January 1, 2003 ⎻The Joint Commission determines the highest priority patient safety issues, including NPSGs, from input from
Identify patient safety risks NPSG.15.01.01 Improve health care equity NPSG.16.01.01 Prevent mistakes in surgery UP.01.01.01 UP.01.02.01 UP.01.03.01 Reduce the risk for suicide. Improving health care equity is a quality and patient safety priority. For example, health care disparities in the patient population are identified and
Two Patient Identifiers - Understanding The Requirements
2022年8月29日 · Assisted Living Community: 2024 National Patient Safety Goals; Behavioral Health Care and Human Services: 2024 National Patient Safety Goals; Critical Access Hospital: 2024 National Patient Safety Goals; Home Care: 2024 National Patient Safety Goals; Hospital: 2024 National Patient Safety Goals; Laboratory Services: 2024 National Patient Safety ...
World Patient Safety Day - The Joint Commission
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 Commission and Joint Commission International are perfectly positioned to advance this mission, with over 70 years of experience and a presence in more than ...
Speak Up Campaigns - The Joint Commission
The goal of the Joint Commission’s Speak Up patient safety program is to help patients and their advocates become active in their care. Since the program launched in March 2002, it has reached people in more than 70 countries and received numerous awards.
Patient Safety Advisory Group Fact Sheet - The Joint Commission
The Patient Safety Advisory Group helps identify critical and emerging patient safety issues. It also suggests effective methods for reducing patient safety risks. The Patient Safety Advisory Group is comprised of nurses, physicians, pharmacists, risk managers and other professionals who have hands-on experience in addressing patient safety ...
Infection Prevention and Control | The Joint Commission
2024年7月1日 · Assisted Living Community: 2024 National Patient Safety Goals; Behavioral Health Care and Human Services: 2024 National Patient Safety Goals; Critical Access Hospital: 2024 National Patient Safety Goals; Home Care: 2024 National Patient Safety Goals; Hospital: 2024 National Patient Safety Goals; Laboratory Services: 2024 National Patient Safety ...