JCAHO seeks comment on proposed 2008 National Patient Safety Goals
Accreditation Connection, December 11, 2006
The JCAHO invites you to comment on its list of proposed 2008 National Patient Safety Goals and requirements by January 26. The field review opened December 4 for all accreditation programs.
For the hospital program, the proposed goals and requirements are as follows (consult the JCAHO Web site for the exact wording):
- A new implementation expectation (IE) for Goal 1 (patient identification)--Hospitals must plan to implement an electronic system to help identify patients. Planning includes choosing a type of technology (i.e., RFID, bar coding), a timeline for implementation, allocating resources, and doing a risk assessment.
- A new requirement under Goal 3 (medication safety)--Reduce harm associated with anticoagulants, with five IEs.
- New Goal 16--Recognition and response to changing patient conditions with six IEs. (This is essentially a requirement for a rapid response team).
- New Goal 17--Reduce the risk of post-operative complications for patients with sleep apnea with four IEs.
- New Goal 18--Prevent harm associated with worker fatigue with three IEs.
- New Goal 19--Prevent catheter misconnections with four IEs.
The field review comment form is electronic and it may be found by clicking here.
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