Recent Joint Commission announcement
EMAIL TO A COLLEAGUE | PRINT THIS STORY | ARCHIVESThe Joint Commission recently announced that this National Patient Safety Goal would no longer be scored as of January 1, 2009 during survey and will be refined during 2009:
- NPSG 3, concerning the safe use of medications
- NPSG 7, concerning the reduction of healthcare-associated infections
- NPSG 2, concerning communication among caregivers
- NPSG 8, concerning medication reconciliation


