NPSG

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NPSG is the commonly used abbreviation for the National Patient Safety Goals, a set of standards established to improve patient safety in healthcare organizations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf acronym ⓘ
patient safety standard ⓘ
abbreviationOf National Patient Safety Goals ⓘ
aimsTo improve patient safety ⓘ
prevent medical errors ⓘ
reduce patient harm ⓘ
appliesTo healthcare organizations ⓘ
appliesToSetting ambulatory care ⓘ
behavioral health care ⓘ
home care ⓘ
hospitals ⓘ
nursing care centers ⓘ
office-based surgery practices ⓘ
basedOn evidence ⓘ
expert consensus ⓘ
developedBy The Joint Commission ⓘ
linked to: Joint Commission
focusesOn patient safety ⓘ
geographicScope United States ⓘ
hasComponent elements of performance ⓘ
goals ⓘ
requirements ⓘ
implementedBy accredited healthcare organizations ⓘ
includesDomain clinical alarm safety ⓘ
communication of critical test results ⓘ
fall prevention ⓘ
infection prevention ⓘ
medication reconciliation ⓘ
medication safety ⓘ
patient identification ⓘ
pressure injury prevention ⓘ
suicide prevention ⓘ
surgical safety ⓘ
introducedIn 2003 ⓘ
isIssuedBy The Joint Commission ⓘ
linked to: Joint Commission
isUpdated annually ⓘ
isUsedFor accreditation compliance ⓘ
quality improvement ⓘ
language English ⓘ
monitoredBy The Joint Commission surveyors ⓘ
linked to: Joint Commission
regulates patient safety practices ⓘ
relatedTo The Joint Commission accreditation standards ⓘ
patient safety initiatives ⓘ
requires performance measurement ⓘ
staff education ⓘ
standardized processes ⓘ
sector healthcare ⓘ
standsFor National Patient Safety Goals ⓘ
targets high-risk processes ⓘ
known patient safety problems ⓘ

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