International Patient Safety Goals

The International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) were developed in 2006 by the Joint Commission International (JCI). The goals were adapted from the JCAHO's National Patient Safety Goals.

Compliance with IPSG has been monitored in JCI-accredited hospitals since January 2006. The JCI recommends targeted solution tools to help hospital to meet IPSG standards.

Versions

The Joint Commission has updated the IPSGs over time:

2006 version

• Identify patients correctly
• Improve effective communication
• Improve the safety of high-alert medications
• Eliminate wrong-site, wrong-patient, wrong-procedure surgery
• Reduce the risk of health-acquired infections
• Reduce the risk of patient harm from falls.

2011 version

• IPSG.1 Identify Patients Correctly
• IPSG.2 Improve Effective Communication
• IPSG.3 Improve the Safety of High-Alert Medications
• IPSG.4 Ensure Correct-Site, Correct-Procedure, Correct-Patient Surgery
• IPSG.5 Reduce the Risk of Health Care–Associated Infections
• IPSG.6 Reduce the Risk of Patient Harm Resulting from Falls.

2017–2023 versions

• Goal 1: Identify patients correctly.
• Goal 2: Improve effective communication.
• Goal 3: Improve the safety of high-alert medications.
• Goal 4: Ensure safe surgery.
• Goal 5: Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections.
• Goal 6: Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls.

References

1. Patient safety organization
2. Patient safety
3. World Patient Safety Day
4. Pharmacovigilance
5. Usability goals
6. Near miss (safety)
7. WHO Surgical Safety Checklist
8. Joint Commission
9. High 5s Project
10. Richard Cook (safety researcher)
11. Patient advocacy
12. Healthcare CRM
13. Patient participation
14. Medical equipment management
15. Anesthesia
16. Safety
17. Electrical safety testing
18. General anaesthesia
19. Health literacy
20. Abu Dhabi Medical Congress