The National Law Review

The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal: Advancing Health Equity

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Joint Commission Announces 2010 National Patient Safety Goals

The Joint Commission has announced its 2010 National Patient Safety Goals for its Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program. Although no new goals have been developed for 2010, accredited organizations ...
Becker's ASC

Patient Safety Tool: Einstein Healthcare Network’s National Patient Safety Goals Poster

The Einstein Healthcare Network offers a series of free, downloadable posters designed to help healthcare providers achieve National Patient Safety Goals established by The Joint Commission. The ...
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Patient Safety Awareness Week celebrates, educates, empowers hospital team

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email FORT JOHNSON, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital celebrates Patient Safety Awareness Week Mar. 10-18, at the ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Joint Commission makes health equity a national safety goal

While current requirements for accredited hospitals will not change, The Joint Commission is upgrading one leadership standard to a national patient safety goal. The move emphasizes the importance of ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Patient safety goals at US News’ top hospitals

At some of the nation’s top hospitals, patient safety and quality leaders are exploring strategies to reduce hospital-acquired infections while testing AI capabilities in healthcare. In July, US News ...
USA Today

Patient safety awareness focus of new report as preventable medical errors kill thousands

Patient safety likely remains the nation's third leading cause of death and addressing it needs to be a key national priority, a presidential panel said this week. The panel released a report ...
Fred Hutch

Patient Relations & Safety

Providing our patients with the highest-quality care is a point of pride for Fred Hutch. Every day, we strive to offer health care and treatment that is safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, ...
STAT

A national patient ID is essential for patient safety

Misidentifying patients can have tragic consequences. Numerous catastrophic cases and near misses have been collected by Patient ID Now, a coalition of health care organizations we are affiliated with ...
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Patient safety at WAMC is top priority

FORT BRAGG, N.C --Patient safety is a top priority for Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC), whose staff play a vital role in ensuring the safety of patients, visitors, and other staff members. To ...
JD Supra

Health Equity Elevated to a Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal

Starting July 1, 2023, The Joint Commission (TJC) will set health equity as a National Patient Safety Goal for certain TJC-accredited organizations and roll out a new Health Care Equity certification ...