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Article Date: 09/04/2007

Joint Commission awarded WHO contract to test ICPS
The Joint Commission has been awarded a contract by the World Health Organization to oversee global field testing of the long-planned International Classification for Patient Safety (ICPS). The project has been sponsored by the WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety and is overseen by a panel of international experts. The Joint Commission was first approached by WHO in 2005 to coordinate the development of the ICPS in collaboration with a panel of experts. The goal of the project has been to create a classification system that optimizes the comparability of patient safety data and information across international borders. The field testing effort will determine the extent to which the ICPS reflects the realities and scope of patient safety worldwide, is feasible to implement across disparate health care settings, and produces valid and reliable results which can be used to enhance patient safety globally. The ICPS methodology is consistent with the WHO – Family of International Classifications guidelines and previous field testing undertaken by the WHO for the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). The official version of the ICPS is expected to be available for global implementation in late 2008.

Website Address: http://www.jointcommission.org

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