A set of safety guidelines established by The Joint Commission to improve patient safety in healthcare organizations and enhance the quality of care provided to patients.
The shared values, beliefs, and behaviors within a healthcare organization that prioritize patient safety and encourage reporting of errors or near misses.
A mechanism within healthcare organizations for reporting errors, incidents, or near misses anonymously or non-punitively, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.
The process of comparing a patient’s current medications to the medications ordered during a transition of care, such as admission, transfer, or discharge, to avoid medication errors.
Strategies and protocols implemented to ensure that alarms on medical devices are accurate, relevant, and attended to promptly, reducing alarm fatigue and improving patient safety.
The transfer of patient information and responsibility between healthcare providers during transitions of care, aiming to prevent communication errors that could impact patient safety.
Initiatives and protocols aimed at reducing the risk of patient falls, including assessments, interventions, and education to enhance safety in healthcare settings.
Practices and protocols implemented to prevent the spread of infections within healthcare settings, including hand hygiene, isolation precautions, and environmental controls.
Protocols and procedures to ensure accurate patient identification throughout the entire healthcare process, minimizing the risk of errors related to patient misidentification.
Auditory or visual signals produced by medical devices to alert healthcare providers to changes in a patient’s condition, with a focus on managing alarms to improve response times.
A set of standardized safety measures, including pre-procedure verification, site marking, and a time-out before the start of a procedure, designed to prevent wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-person errors.