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The organization has met the National Patient Safety Goal. |
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The organization has not met the National Patient Safety Goal. |
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The goal is not applicable for this organization. |
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Quality Report Hospital |
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Org ID: 9559 |
| 2011 Safety Goals |
Organizations Should |
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| 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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| Reconciling Medication Information |
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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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| 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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