2007 National Patient Safety Goals

On June 2, 2006, the Joint Commission’s Board of Commissioners approved the 2007 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs). As of January 1, 2007, all Joint Commission accredited health care organizations and the Disease-Specific Care certified programs will be surveyed for implementation of applicable 2007 goals and requirements—or acceptable alternatives (see below)—as appropriate to the services the organization or program provides. Compliance with applicable requirements (or an acceptable alternative) will be scored at the associated implementation expectation(s) for that requirement in the NPSGs chapter of each standards manual.