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Rapid response teams among draft patient safety goals

Quality Improvement Monitor, December 2, 2005

Rapid response teams among draft patient safety goals

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations announced its proposed 2007 National Patient Safety Goals on November 29. The goals include the use of rapid response teams to respond to a change in a patient's condition as well as several others designed to improve the quality of patient care.

The eight goals proposed by the JCAHO are as follows:

· Goal 3E - Reducing the likelihood of patient harm associated with the use of anticoagulants

· Goal 15A - Reducing the risk of patient harm from falls

· Goal 15B - Preventing healthcare-associated pressure ulcers

· Goal 15E - Identifying patients at risk for suicide

· Goal 16 - Discouraging disruptive behavior within the organization

· Goal 17 - Providing orientation to temporary or agency workers

· Goal 18 - Using teams to respond to changes in a patient's condition

· Goal 19 - Preventing patient harm associated with healthcare worker fatigue.

JCAHO posted the draft proposals on its Web site. Organizations have until January 8, 2006 to comment on the proposals.