title: Patient safety: new goals set for 2003.
abstract: Properly apply JCAHO's National Patient Safety Goals within your organization.
authors.affiliation: Standards Interpretation, JCAHO, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Staten
mesh_terms: D006040:Goals; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States