| Subject: | Considerations and Best Practices for National Patient Safety Goal 01.01.01, Patient Identifiers |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Mon, 18 Jan 2010 - 06:00 am |
| The Joint Commission (TJC) National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 01.01.01 requires hospitals to use at least two patient identifiers when providing care, treatment or services. The StayAlert Administrator has been asked to review some best practices with regards to this NPSG. Considerations and Best Practices for compliance with NPSG.01.01.01:TJC does not require that the same two identifiers be used throughout the organization. However, best practice demonstrates that using a standardized... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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