Prevention, not punishment, key to patient safety
Ambulatory Quality and Compliance Insider, June 1, 2008
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Free tools help organizations assess and change culture
Good news for hospitals scrambling to meet The Joint Commission’s new culture of safety standard, which takes effect in January 2009: The government is here to help. No really. It truly is. And the tools and guidance are free.
The Joint Commission’s (formerly JCAHO) standard LD.3.10 calls on hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) to assess and set up a culture of safety and quality. But if hospitals stop at assessment and don’t make meaningful changes, they may be doing more harm than good. “It’s really important for an organization to use the information from the assessment to take action,” says James Battles, PhD,
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