| Subject: | TJC Announces Changes for NPSG 8, Effective Immediately |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Mon, 9 Feb 2009 - 02:00 pm |
| The Joint Commission (TJC) announced on February 5, 2009, that effective January 1, 2009, National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 8 will not be considered in an organization's accreditation decision.According to TJC, NPSG 8, which requires organizations to accurately and completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care, is particularly challenging for organizations and implementation of processes to comply with this goal has proved difficult. Due to this, TJC will continue to... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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