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Short description: Patient Safety Goals

IPSG infographic with Arabic translation in a Saudi hospital.

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]

2017–2021 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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "JCAHO develops international patient safety goals - www.hcpro.com". https://www.hcpro.com/ACC-55908-851/JCAHO-develops-international-patient-safety-goals.html.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "International Patient Safety Goals" (in en). https://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/standards/international-patient-safety-goals.
↑ 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.

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[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "JCAHO develops international patient safety goals - www.hcpro.com". https://www.hcpro.com/ACC-55908-851/JCAHO-develops-international-patient-safety-goals.html.

[:1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "International Patient Safety Goals" (in en). https://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/standards/international-patient-safety-goals.

[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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