Understand the update of the National Patient Safety Goals to be sure your organization is in compliance with the requirements.
Understand the update of the National Patient Safety Goals to be sure your organization is in compliance with the requirements. Each year healthcare providers must meet the requirements of the Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals as part of the accreditation process. Receive an overview and update of the 2019 National Patient Safety Goals. Receive practical advice to implement the goals. Failing to meet a requirement will result in a requirement for improvement. This information is critical to ensure you are aware of the requirements.
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Agenda
Overview NPSG
- Objectives
- Brief History
- Resources
- Survey of NPSGs
NPSGs and Practical Advice
- Improve the Accuracy of Patient Identification
- Improve the Effectiveness of Communication Among Caregivers
- Improve the Safety of Using Medications
- Labeling of Medications
- Anticoagulants
- Medication Reconciliation
- Handoff
- Reduce the Harm Associated With Clinical Alarm Systems
- Reduce the Risk of Health Care Associated Infections
- CAUTI
- CLABSI
- MRSA
- Cdiff
- SSI
- Identify Patients at Risk for Suicide
- Ligature Risks
- Prevent Mistakes in Surgery
- Timeout
- Marking
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OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on February 14, 2019.
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- CA MCLE 1.5
- Lorman Business Center, LLC. is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.5 CLE hours of participatory credit.
- WA CLE 1.5
- This program has been approved by the Washington State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 hours of A/V credit under the Law & Legal Procedure category.
To earn each credit Lorman offers through the OnDemand learning platform, you need to watch 100% of the program. Also, for certain credits you will need to fulfill additional requirements which will be displayed on the "credits" tab when viewing the course.
This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Faculty

Rachel Cartwright, Ph.D., M.S., RN, LHRM
Medical Legal Concepts, LLC
- Founder and CEO of Medical Legal Concepts, LLC
- National speaker on health care-related topics including regulatory compliance, in-person, webinar, and virtual
- Provides consultation for health care institutions addressing quality and compliance issues
- Author of several publications related to legal aspects of documentation and standards of care
- President-elect, Florida Speakers Association; and member of National Speakers Association, American Nurses Association, and American Society of Healthcare Risk Managers
- Host and producer of the https://legalnurseconsultantsummit.com/
- Owner of Medical Legal Concepts Academy https://mlcacademy.thinkific.com/
- Ph.D. degree in public policy and administrations: law and public policy; master’s degree in nursing; licensed health care risk manager
- Can be contacted at 800-259-8058 or [email protected]
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