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The JOINT COMMISSION NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY GOALS

Beginning in 2003, the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (TJC) established the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs). The purpose of these Safety Goals is to promote specific improvements in patient safety.

The National Patient Safety Goals highlight problematic areas in healthcare, using both evidence and expert based data, which are updated annually. These Goals are designed to require health care organizations to protect patients from the negative impact of specific health care errors. 

The 2006 Goals include requiring hospitals to:

  • Identify Patients Correctly
  • Improve Effective Communication
  • Improve the Safety of Using Medications
  • Reduce the Risk of Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • Accurately and Completely Reconcile Medications Across the Continuum of Care
  • Reduce the Risk of Patient Harm Resulting from Falls

Click here  to review the state of readiness of Lee Memorial Health System (LMHS) for each of the 2006 The Joint Commission (TJC) National Patient Safety Goals.  

To view the full text, or for a more detailed explanation of each of the National Patient Safety Goals, visit The Joint Commission's qualitycheck.org website.

Note: The Check Marks indicate that the organization has met the requirements of each National Patient Safety Goal.

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