The Joint Commission: 2020 National Patient Safety Goals – Ambulatory Healthcare Chapter

Summary

Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organisations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 22,000 health care organisations and programs in the United States.

The below link takes you to the 2020 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) for the Ambulatory Health Care program. The purpose of the National Patient Safety Goals is to improve patient safety. The goals focus on problems in health care safety and how to solve them.