October 26, 2018
Joint Commission: 2019 National Patient Safety Goals now available
Editor's Note
The Joint Commission announced on October 24 that the 2019 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) are now available on its website.
Included is a new element of performance (EP) for NPSG.01.01.01, EP3, which is designed to improve the naming convention of newborns after delivery to prevent medical errors such as, wrong tests, wrong procedures, and administering the wrong breast milk.
The new requirement will take effect January 1, 2019.
Free Daily News
- Contribute to perioperative education with the 2024 OR Manager Salary/Career Survey
- Supply chain stability improves, but threats remain
- Private equity healthcare ownership draws new scrutiny
- Share your expertise! Topics, speakers sought for 2025 ORBMC
- FDA approves imaging drug for detecting cancer after lumpectomy
- Penn Medicine anesthesia, waste initiatives boost OR sustainability
- Survey assesses continued impact of Change Healthcare cyberattack
- WHO sounds alarm on potential spread of bird flu
- Allison Massari to deliver hopeful, empowering keynote address at OR Manager Conference 2024
- Neurosurgery trial: Early evacuation improves long-term hemorrhage outcomes
© Access Intelligence, LLC. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging