Meeting the Joint Commission's 2009 national patient safety goals
By: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Contributors: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.; Joint Commission Resources, Inc.
Publisher: Joint Commission Resources
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
Subjects: Medical errors -- Prevention; Patients -- Safety measures; Medical care -- Quality control; Safety Management; Medical Errors -- prevention & control; Patient Care -- standards -- United States; Quality Assurance, Health Care -- United States
Other titles: Joint Commission's 2009 national patient safety goals; 2009 national patient safety goals
Description: A compilation of resources, strategies, and tips for meeting the Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Improve the accuracy of patient identification; title: Improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers; title: Improve the safety of using medications; title: Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections; title: Accurately and completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care; title: Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls; title: Reduce the risk of influenza and pneumococcal disease in older adults; title: Reduce the risk of surgical fires; title: Encourage the active involvement of patients and their families in the patient's own care as a patient safety strategy; title: Prevent health care - associated pressure ulcers (Decubitus ulcers); title: The organization identifies safety risks inherent in its patient population -  Improve recognition and response to changes in a patient's condition; title: Universal Protocol: the organization meets the expectations of the universal protocol.