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WHO unveils solutions to protect patients
Quality Improvement Monitor, May 4, 2007
The World Health Organization (WHO) this week unveiled nine solutions to prevent healthcare errors that harm millions of people daily throughout the world.
The recommendations of the project, titled Patient Safety Solutions, address the following issues:
* look-alike, sound-alike medication names * correct patient identification * handoff communications * correct procedure at the correct body site * control of concentrated electrolyte solutions * medication accuracy * catheter and tubing misconnections * needle reuse and injection device safety * hand hygieneIn 2005, the WHO designated The Joint Commission and Joint Commission International as its collaborating center on Patient Safety Solutions. The Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety did an extensive field review that garnered feedback from health care providers, practitioners, and other experts from more than 100 countries.
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