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Joint Commission announces new National Patient Safety Goal
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.31695
Subject(s) - commission , joint (building) , patient safety , health care , business , medical emergency , political science , medicine , engineering , finance , law , civil engineering
The Joint Commission has announced revisions to its National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) addressing suicide prevention to improve quality and safety of care for patients treated for behavioral health conditions and those identified at high risk for suicide, officials announced Dec. 5.