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August 2023
Joint Commission
National Patient Safety Goals 2023
Joint Commission’s
National Patient Safety Goals® (NPSG’s) for 2023 became effective on July 1,
2023 (TJC 2023). The 2023 NPSG’s are in the following categories:
· Identify patients correctly
· Improve staff communication
· Use medicines safely
· Use alarms safely
· Prevent infection
· Identify patient safety risks (prevent
suicides)
· Improve health care equity
· Prevent mistakes in surgery
The University of
Southern California Executive MHA Blog has a nice description of the 2023
NPSG’s along with background information about the NPSG’s and strategies to
meet the goals (USC 2023).
Joint Commission
also provides links to the NPSG’s in a simple, easy-to-read format and the chapter format.
We refer you to the
USC and Joint Commission resources for descriptions of the individual NPSG’s in
each category.
References:
The Joint Commission. National Patient Safety Goals 2023
USC (University of
Southern California). National Patient Safety Goals: How They Improve Care
Delivery. USC Executive MHA Blog 2023
https://healthadministrationdegree.usc.edu/blog/national-patient-safety-goals/
The Joint Commission. 2023 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals (Easy-to-Read version)
The Joint Commission. National Patient Safety Goals® Effective July 2023 for the Hospital Program (chapter)
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