title: Update on the National Patient Safety Goals - changes for 2006.
abstract: Compliance with the NPSGs is mandatory for an organization that seeks JCAHO accreditation. Beyond compliance with goals simply for survey purposes, hospitals that provide care to trauma patients should attempt to make the care of the patient as safe as possible by anticipating problems and complications, and avoiding them if possible.
authors.affiliation: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McMaster
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010358:Patient Participation; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States