The Joint Commission Announces the 2009 National Patient Safety Goals and Requirements

Source: Joint Commission Perspectives, Volume 28, Number 7, July 2008 , pp. 1-15(15)

Publisher: Joint Commission Resources

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Abstract:

The Joint Commission's Sentinel Event Advisory Group recommended National Patient Safety Goals and associated requirements for 2009. The Joint Commission's Board of Commissioners approved these recommendations and established a January 1, 2009, effective date for the new goals and requirements. The 2009 goals and requirements are reformatted and renumbered as a result of the Joint Commission's Standards Improvement Initiative.

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2008-07-01

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The Joint Commission Perspectives gives you the what, when, and how to help your organization stay up-to-date on The Joint Commission initiatives and maintain continuous standards compliance. Perspectives is your primary source of timely, readable, and useful information about changes to Joint Commission standards and requirements, the survey/review process, the scoring and decision process, patient safety initiatives, ORYX� performance measurement requirements, and much more.
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