At each assessment to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (second edition) the Commission requires assessors to test an organisation’s ability to provide safe care including at times of high patient risk.

By using a standardised structured assessment method, health service organisations and assessors can be confident all components of safety and quality systems are comprehensively evaluated, and that assessments are based on evidence of actual performance from observations, interviews and records.

The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide advice to health service organisations implementing Clinical Care Standards and assessors reviewing compliance with these actions.

The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide details of transitional arrangements for the second edition of the NSQHS Standards for public dental services and private dental practices.

The Short Guide to the Open Disclosure Standard Review Report summarises the key points of the review as reported in the Open Disclosure Standard Review Report.

Assessing downtime management best practices for clinical safety in health IT systems

Summary: Assessing the presentation to healthcare providers of the My Health Record system ‘medications views’ (the medications view review)

Assessing the impact and safety of the use of the My Health Record system in emergency departments (the hospital emergency department review)

The purpose of this paper is to outline six strategies to update and improve the reliability of the accreditation process.