Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

Management: Safety goals for hospitals: (2009) 1) improve the accuracy of patient identification 2) improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers 3) improve the safety of using medications 4) reduce the risk of health-care associated infections 5) accurately & completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care 6) reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls 7) encourage patients' active involvement in their own care as a patient safety strategy 8) identify safety risks inherent in the organization's patient population 9) improve recognition & response to changes in a patient's condition 10) universal protocol: conducting a pre-procedure verification process, marking the procedure site, performing a 'time out'

References

- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009