Joint Commission Issues Report on Patient, Worker Safety

The Joint Commission announced (pdf) it has published a free monograph on patient and worker safety.

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The monograph, “Improving Patient and Worker Safety: Opportunities for Synergy, Collaboration and Innovation,” states the need for a transformation of the healthcare environment as a whole to improve safety. The monograph includes strategies and steps to create a culture centered on the safety of patients and healthcare workers.

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The document also provides case studies of organizations — such as St. Louis-based Ascension Health, Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City and Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente — that demonstrate innovative safety practices addressing both patient and worker safety.

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