International Patient Safety Goals

The International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) were developed in 2006 by the Joint Commission International (JCI). The goals were adapted from the JCAHO's National Patient Safety Goals.^[1]

Compliance with IPSG has been monitored in JCI-accredited hospitals since January 2006.^[1] The JCI recommends targeted solution tools to help hospital to meet IPSG standards.^[2]

Versions

The Joint Commission has updated the IPSGs over time:

2006 version

Identify patients correctly
Improve effective communication
Improve the safety of high-alert medications
Eliminate wrong-site, wrong-patient, wrong-procedure surgery
Reduce the risk of health-acquired infections
Reduce the risk of patient harm from falls.^[1]

2011 version

IPSG.1 Identify Patients Correctly
IPSG.2 Improve Effective Communication
IPSG.3 Improve the Safety of High-Alert Medications
IPSG.4 Ensure Correct-Site, Correct-Procedure, Correct-Patient Surgery
IPSG.5 Reduce the Risk of Health Care–Associated Infections
IPSG.6 Reduce the Risk of Patient Harm Resulting from Falls.^[3]

2017–2023 versions

Goal 1: Identify patients correctly.
Goal 2: Improve effective communication.
Goal 3: Improve the safety of high-alert medications.
Goal 4: Ensure safe surgery.
Goal 5: Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections.
Goal 6: Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls.^[2]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "JCAHO develops international patient safety goals - www.hcpro.com". www.hcpro.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
^ ^a ^b "International Patient Safety Goals". www.jointcommissioninternational.org. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
^ Joint Commission International. (2010). Joint Commission International accreditation standards for hospitals (4th ed.). Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources. ISBN 978-1-59940-434-9. OCLC 652657773.
^ Joint Commission International (2017). Joint Commission International accreditation standards for hospitals : including standards for Academic Medical Center Hospitals. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (6th ed.). Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources. ISBN 978-1-59940-988-7. OCLC 986229323.

[:0-1] "JCAHO develops international patient safety goals - www.hcpro.com". www.hcpro.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2020-03-10.

[:1-2] "International Patient Safety Goals". www.jointcommissioninternational.org. Retrieved 2020-03-10.

[3] Joint Commission International. (2010). Joint Commission International accreditation standards for hospitals (4th ed.). Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources. ISBN 978-1-59940-434-9. OCLC 652657773.

[4] Joint Commission International (2017). Joint Commission International accreditation standards for hospitals : including standards for Academic Medical Center Hospitals. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (6th ed.). Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources. ISBN 978-1-59940-988-7. OCLC 986229323.

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