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JCAHO’S National Patient Safety Goals 2006

Journal of PeriAnesthesia NursingPublished 28 January 2006
Kathleen Catalano
Citations46
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score0.49
SNIP0.87

TL;DR

The Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations released their first set of National Patient Safety Goals in 2002, which became effective in January 2003, and a new set published every year since then is provided.

Abstract

The Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations released their first set of National Patient Safety Goals in 2002, which became effective in January 2003. This original set of goals is reviewed and a new set published every year. This article provides a review of the 2006 National Patient Safety Goals with an emphasis on perioperative/perianesthesia implications.

Keywords

Health Professions