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To guide healthcare systems in providing safe care the National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed an updated list of Safe Practices for Better Healthcare. The 34 endorsed practices, addressing issues like healthcare associated infections, pediatric imaging and workforce development, have been updated with latest evidence and are a guide to healthcare systems in providing care that is free from error and harm.

Edit Legend: Black Text = Original 2009 Safe Practice that will remain in the updated practice Red Text = Deleted Text Blue Underlined Text = New Text Table 1: Safe Practices, Care Settings, and SpecificationsPRACTICE AND CARE SETTINGSADDITIONAL SPECIFICATIONSSafe Practice 1: Leadership Structures and SystemsLeadership

viii National Quality Forum National Quality Forum more Safe Practices for Better Healthcare–2009 Update SAFE PRACTICE PRACTICE STATEMENT Safe Practice 1: Leadership structures and systems must be established to ensure that Leadership Structures there is organization-wide awareness of patient safety performance and Sys

viii National Quality Forum National Quality Forum more Safe Practices for Better Healthcare–2009 Update SAFE PRACTICE PRACTICE STATEMENT Safe Practice 1: Leadership structures and systems must be established to ensure that Leadership Structures there is organization-wide awareness of patient safety performance and Sys

Serious Reportable Events Transparency & Accountability are Critical to Reducing Medical Errors “Tens of thousands of lives are forever changed each year as a result of healthcare errors. There is a critical need to enhance health system capacity, so that all patients will receive care that is safe and effective.” -NQF

Serious Reportable Events (SREs) Transparency & Accountability are Critical to Reducing Medical Errors “Tens of thousands of lives are forever changed each year as a result of healthcare errors. There is a critical need to enhance health system capacity, so that all patients will receive care that is safe and effective

Serious Reportable Events (SREs) Transparency, accountability critical to reducing medical errors and harm “Tens of thousands of lives are forever changed each year as a result of healthcare errors. There is a critical need to enhance health system capacity, so that all patients will receive care that is safe and effec

Serious Reportable Events (SREs) Transparency, accountability critical to reducing medical errors and harm “Tens of thousands of lives are forever changed each year as a result of healthcare errors. There is a critical need to enhance health system capacity, so that all patients will receive care that is safe and effec

SAFE PRACTICES Every patient deserves safe healthcare and should have the utmost confidence they will not be harmed in the places they go for care. While improvements have been made in patient safety they must spread farther and faster. To