| Theme | Preventing medication errors in the dialysis unit | |
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| Title | Safety of world standards for dialysis patients | |
| Publish Date | 2014/04 | |
| Author | Yuko Shibuya | Department of Hypertension & Nephrology, NTT Medical Center Tokyo |
| Author | Yuka Nihori | Department of Hypertension & Nephrology, NTT Medical Center Tokyo |
| Author | Yusuke Ochi | Department of Hypertension & Nephrology, NTT Medical Center Tokyo |
| Author | Hiroko Takahashi | Department of Hypertension & Nephrology, NTT Medical Center Tokyo |
| Author | Yoshitaka Furuto | Department of Hypertension & Nephrology, NTT Medical Center Tokyo |
| Author | Chikayuki Ochiai | Hospital Director, NTT Medical Center Tokyo |
| [ Summary ] | The JCI (Joint Commission International) is a nonprofit organization established to continuously improve the safety and quality of care in the international medical community. NTT Medical Center Tokyo became the second JCI accredited hospital in Japan in 2011. Subsequently, the number of hospitals striving to acquire this certification in Japan has increased. According to the JCI standard, dialysis therapy is regarded as a high-risk procedure and dialysis patients must be identified as being at high―risk. To ensure the appropriateness of dialysis procedures, the JCI requires we provide operation manuals, which must be documented and updated regularly. During the JCI accreditation process, we learned a great deal about world standards for patient safety and medical quality improvement not only in the field of dialysis but also in other fields. |
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