Patient safety professionals can join the NPSF’s American Society of Professionals in Patient Safety starting in Jan. 2011. Additionally, the certification program — Certification for Professionals in Patient Safety — will begin in Jan. 2012. The program is meant to standardize a curriculum for patient safety. Certification will be awarded based on criteria determined through clinical research and industry best practices, according to the report.
Membership in NPSF’s professional society is open to healthcare providers and other individuals whose primary responsibility is patient safety.
Read the news report about American Society of Professionals in Patient Safety and Certification for Professionals in Patient Safety.
Read other coverage about patient safety:
– 10 Points on Giving Patients Written Material Before the Date of Surgery
– 3 Ways to Ensure Completion of Medical Records
– 4 Common Medicare Violations Found by Inspectors of Surgery Centers
