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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.
The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals presentation for 2024. 2024 National Patient Safety Goals Presentation NPSG 15.01.01 Suicide Prevention Resources
The Joint Commission publishes two complimentary publications that address safety issues: Sentinel Event Alert identifies specific patient safety problems, describes their common underlying causes, and suggests steps to reduce risk or prevent future occurrences; and Quick Safety helps accredited organizations recognize potential safety issues ...
Ambulatory Health Care: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Assisted Living Community: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Behavioral Health Care and Human Services: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Critical Access Hospital: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Home Care: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Hospital: 2025 National Patient ...
Hospital: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Laboratory Services: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Nursing Care Center: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Office-Based Surgery: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Rural Health Clinic: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Telehealth: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals
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 ...
Hospital: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Laboratory Services: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Nursing Care Center: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Office-Based Surgery: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Rural Health Clinic: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Telehealth: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals
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 ...
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.
Ambulatory Health Care: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Assisted Living Community: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Behavioral Health Care and Human Services: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Critical Access Hospital: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Home Care: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals; Hospital: 2025 National Patient ...