What does NPSG stand for?

From presidential speeches, to the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations's (JCAHO or the Joint Commission) annual National Patient Safety Goals, to statements from leading organizations such as the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), improving the wellbeing of the public through the delivery of accurate and timely treatment is a recurrent theme.

2008 National Patient Safety Goals Hospital Program The Joint Commission.

These are three reasons that an ED nurse may fail to comply with one of The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs): the requirement for use of at least two patient identifiers.

Other important patient safety measures include the Patient Safety Goals for Dentistry [c] (PSG-D) as adapted from the Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals (see sidebar).

All students received a 15 minute presentation about Joint Commission and National Patient Safety Goals during orientation to the nursing program.

The schedule is: June 10--Joint Commission 2008 National Patient Safety Goals June 17--Mistake-proofing Healthcare June 24--Ensuring Reliable Care Presenting on behalf of AACN is Patricia R.

The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals reinforce that mission by providing a guide to reducing the accidents, miscommunications, and preventable medical errors that can compromise patient safety.

From new National Patient Safety Goals to new standards to a new data management tool designed to help hospitals identify areas for improvement, 2007 is shaping up as a year of innovation and change for The Joint Commission and the facilities it accredits.