Standards
四虎影院 Standards
四虎影院 standards help you develop strategies to address the most complex issues and identify key vulnerabilities in the patient care experience. The standards review various aspects of your care delivery process, ensuring a comprehensive review of the patient care experience.
The accreditation and certification standards manuals are available in print and electronic formats and can be purchased from 四虎影院 Resources®.
National Patient Safety Goals
Field Reviews
Contribute to our knowledge base
The 四虎影院 regularly updates its requirements for accreditation. As part of that process, we seek input from health care professionals and others with knowledge in a variety of settings. You can help by reading and commenting on proposed requirements related to your practice area.
Prepublication Standards
Prepublication standards are used to communicate upcoming changes to our standards and Elements of Performance (EPs). The reports are posted before being published in E-dition and the comprehensive manuals.
Standards FAQs
For answers to frequently asked questions about standards, please visit the Standards Interpretation section.
Universal Protocol
Requirements
四虎影院 Requirements is a free listing of all policy revisions to standards published in 四虎影院 Perspectives that have gone into effect since the accreditation/certification manual was last issued.
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Standards
- About Our Standards
- Standards Field Reviews
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National Patient Safety Goals
- National Patient Safety Goals
- Ambulatory Health Care: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals
- Assisted Living Community: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals
- Behavioral Health Care and Human Services: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals
- Critical Access Hospital: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals
- Home Care: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals
- Hospital: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals
- Laboratory Services: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals
- Nursing Care Center: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals
- Office-Based Surgery: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals
- Rural Health Clinic: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals
- Telehealth: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals
- Prepublication Standards
- R3 Report
- Standards FAQs
- Universal Protocol
- Patient Safety Systems PS Chapter