From the AHAP Blog: National Patient Safety Goals Element of Performance revisions
June 29, 2010
The Joint Commission announced recently revisions to four Elements of Performance within the National Patient Safety Goals. These changes are intended to reflect current best clinical practices. When the EPs were first developed, they aligned with the best practices of the time, but as standards of practice have evolved, the need to update and improve the NPSGs must follow current best practices. Two of the affected EPs are:
- NPSG.03.05.01 EP 6: Related to anticoagulant therapy-required lab-tests.
- NPSG.07.04.01 EP 11: Related to central line-associated bloodstream infections, specifically antiseptics for skin preparation.
To read the additional EPs that are affected, and to leave your comments, click here.