Implementation pack · Section 5.1
Patient Safety Standards
A national patient safety framework applying to all levels of care, with incident reporting, review and documented corrective action.
Pack in development Framework guidance for this domain
Status
Implementation pack in development
This implementation pack is in development. The framework content for the domain is published and available now.
01Purpose
A national patient safety framework applying to all levels of care, with incident reporting, review and documented corrective action.
02ASQAT direction
Within 24 months, participating pilot hospitals should establish functional patient safety programs with incident reporting, quarterly safety reviews, and documented corrective actions.
03Desired institutional state
The desired institutional state for this domain has not been approved yet. The priority components below describe what the framework asks institutions to be able to show.
04Priority components
- 01Patient identification
- 02Medication safety
- 03Surgical safety
- 04Infection prevention
- 05Falls prevention
- 06Pressure injury prevention
- 07Safe blood transfusion
- 08Safe handoff communication
- 09Adverse event reporting
- 10Root cause analysis
- 11Mortality reviews
- 12Complaint escalation
05Initial actions
A recommended action sequence will be published once approved. Actions are not invented beyond approved ASQAT content.
06Leadership responsibilities
Leadership responsibilities for this domain are in development.
07Workforce responsibilities
Workforce responsibilities for this domain are in development.
08Measurement
Measurement specifications for this domain are being developed. Indicator definitions are published only once the numerator, denominator and data source are agreed.
09Evidence expectations
Evidence expectations for this domain are being defined with the measurement specifications.
10Tools and resources
Implementation resources for this domain are currently in development. Approved policies, procedures, checklists and tools will be released through the resource library.
11Related domains
12Implementation evidence
No approved implementation evidence has been published for this domain yet. Case studies are published only after review of what was measured and how.