2010 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs)

Below are pre-publication versions of the 2010 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) outlines and chapters for all applicable programs.  Read more.  View the 2010 NPSG Easy-to-Read versions.

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• Ambulatory Health Care
  • Outline | Chapter (Includes Universal Protocol)
• Behavioral Health Care
  • Outline | Chapter
• Critical Access Hospital
  • Outline | Chapter  (Includes Universal Protocol)
• Home Care
  • Outline | Chapter
• Hospital
  • Outline | Chapter (Includes Universal Protocol)
• Laboratory
  • Outline | Chapter
• Long Term Care      
  • Outline | Chapter
• Medicare/Medicaid Long Term Care
  • Outline | Chapter
• Office-Based Surgery
  • Outline | Chapter (Includes Universal Protocol)

2010 Additional Resources

• Medication reconciliation National Patient Safety Goal to be reviewed, refined (Updated 3/5/10) 
• 2010 NPSG PowerPoint Presentation
• Request for Review of an Alternative Approach to a National Patient Safety Goal Requirement 

For more information, contact the Standards Interpretation Group at (630) 792-5900 or via the
online question form.         

Additional Resources

• FAQs about the NPSGs and the Universal Protocol 
• Facts about the NPSGs 
• Webinar * - NPSG 7 Healthcare-Associated Infections From the Bedside to the C-Suite
• Look-alike/sound-alike drug list  *
• Official "Do Not Use" Abbreviations List *
• Implementation Tips for Eliminating Dangerous Abbreviations
• Introduction to the NPSGs
• NPSG Compliance Data

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Past Goals

• 2009 NPSGs
• 2008 NPSGs
• 2007 NPSGs
• 2006 NPSGs
• 2005 NPSGs
• 2004 NPSGs
• 2003 NPSGs