Proposed requirements of the National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) related to suicide. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Proposed requirements of the National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) related to suicide. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Press Release/Announcement
 
• Published March 2017

Proposed requirements of the National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) related to suicide.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; March 20, 2017.

This announcement calls for field review of suggested accreditation requirements related to the risk of patient suicide in acute care hospitals, critical access hospitals, and behavioral health care environments. The deadline for submitting comments is May 1, 2017.

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