National Patient Safety Goals

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clinical safety guideline healthcare quality initiative patient safety standard

The National Patient Safety Goals are a set of evidence-based standards designed to improve key aspects of patient safety in healthcare organizations accredited by The Joint Commission.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	clinical safety guideline ⓘ healthcare quality initiative ⓘ patient safety standard ⓘ
administeredBy	Joint Commission ⓘ surface form: The Joint Commission
appliesTo	ambulatory care organizations ⓘ behavioral health care organizations ⓘ critical access hospitals ⓘ healthcare organizations accredited by The Joint Commission ⓘ home care organizations ⓘ hospitals ⓘ nursing care centers ⓘ office-based surgery practices ⓘ
basedOn	evidence-based practices ⓘ expert consensus ⓘ
developedBy	Joint Commission ⓘ surface form: The Joint Commission
effectiveFrom	2003 ⓘ
focusesOn	clinical alarm safety ⓘ communication of critical test results ⓘ correct patient identification ⓘ identifying patient safety risks ⓘ improving staff communication ⓘ infection prevention ⓘ medication reconciliation ⓘ preventing patient falls ⓘ preventing pressure injuries ⓘ safe use of high-alert medications ⓘ safe use of medications ⓘ suicide risk assessment ⓘ surgical safety ⓘ
geographicScope	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasAbbreviation	NPSG ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
hasPurpose	focus on specific areas of concern in patient safety ⓘ improve patient safety ⓘ promote evidence-based safety practices ⓘ
includesRequirement	conduct pre-procedure verification process ⓘ identify patients at risk for suicide ⓘ implement hand hygiene guidelines ⓘ label all medications and medication containers ⓘ maintain and communicate accurate patient medication information ⓘ mark the procedure site ⓘ perform a time-out before procedures ⓘ reduce the risk of health care–associated infections ⓘ reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls ⓘ use at least two patient identifiers ⓘ
isComponentOf	The Joint Commission accreditation process ⓘ
updated	annually ⓘ
usedFor	survey and accreditation decisions ⓘ

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