| 2011 Safety Goals |
Organizations Should |
Implemented |
| Improve the accuracy of patient identification. |
Use of Two Patient Identifiers |
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| Eliminating Transfusion Errors |
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| Improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers. |
Timely Reporting of Critical Tests and Critical Results |
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| Improve the safety of using medications. |
Labeling Medications |
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| Reducing Harm from Anticoagulation Therapy |
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| Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections. |
Meeting Hand Hygiene Guidelines |
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| Preventing Multi-Drug Resistant Organism Infections |
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| Preventing Central-Line Associated Blood Stream Infections |
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| Preventing Surgical Site Infections |
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| Accurately and completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care. |
Comparing Current and Newly Ordered Medications |
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| Communicating Medications to the Next Provider |
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| Providing a Reconciled Medication List to the Patient |
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| Settings in Which Medications are Minimally Used |
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| The organization identifies safety risks inherent in its patient population. |
Identifying Individuals at Risk for Suicide |
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| Universal Protocol |
Conducting a Pre-Procedure Verification Process |
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| Marking the Procedure Site |
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| Performing a Time-Out |
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