| National Patient Safety Goals - 2010 |
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Goal #1 IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF PATIENT INFORMATION -Use at least two patient identifiers when providing care, treatment and services -Label containers used for blood or other specimens in the presence of the patient. -Eliminate transfusion events related to patient misidentification. Goal #2 IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION AMONG CAREGIVERS -Report critical results of tests and diagnostic procedures on a timely basis. -Implement procedures for reporting critical results and evaluate the effectiveness. Goal #3 IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF USING MEDICATIONS -Label all medications, containers and other solutions on and off the sterile field in perioperative and other procedural settings when not immediately administered. -Label includes medication name, strength, quantity, diluent and volume (if not apparent), prep date, expiration date and time if not used within 24 hours. Goal #4 REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PATIENT HARM ASSOCIATED FROM ANTICOAGULATION THERAPY -Use only one unit dosed products, prefilled syringes or premixed bag when available. -Use approved anticoagulation protocols. -Provide education to staff, patients and families. -Evaluate anticoagulation safety practices. Goal #5 REDUCE THE RISK OF HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS. - Meet hand hygiene guidelines -Set compliance goals, monitor and improve compliance based on the goals. -Implement best practices to prevent health care associated infections. -Prevent MRSA, VRE, CDI and multi resistant gram negative bacteria. -Prevent central line associated blood stream infections by using evidence based practices which includes the central line bundle requirements. -Implement evidence based practices to prevent surgical site infections. Goal #6 ACCURATELY AND COMPLETELY RECONCILE MEDICATIONS ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF CARE -Upon entry or admission to the hospital a complete home medication list is created and documented. -Ordered medications are reconciled to the home medication list. -The medication list is communicated at all levels of care within the hospital. -The medication list is communicated to the next provider of service and is documented. Goal #7 THE HOSPITAL IDENTIFIES SAFETY RISKS INHERENT IN ITS PATIENT POPULATION -A suicide risk assesment is conducted on all patients upon admission and safety needs are addressed. Goal #8 UNIVERSAL PROTOCOL FOR PREVENTING WRONG SITE, WRONG PROCEDURE AND WRONG PERSON SURGERY. -Implement a pre-procedure process to verify the correct procedure, correct patient and site. -Use a standardized list to verify relevant documentation, diagnostic and radiology test results, any required blood products, implants or devices needed for the procedure/patient. -Site marking completed by the person DOING the procedure with the patient if possible. -Conduct a time out immediately before starting the procedure or making the incision. -Time outs include active communication with the whole team verifying correct patient, correct site, and correct procedure. |
