Accreditation is an important driver for
patient safety and quality improvement. CPSI works with Accreditation Canada’s
Health Standards Organization to develop and communicate standards to drive
health and social care including patient safety.
Measures of Success for Patient Safety in Canada
The following
measure of success was identified through the literature review, collaboration
with Patients for Patient Safety Canada, and consultations with CPSI’s Policy,
Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee to monitor the progress of changes to
standards in preventing and reducing harm:
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Organizational practices promote and enforce
patient safety through the incorporation of health standards across Canada and
will be measured through accreditation practices.