The International Classification for Patient Safety (ICPS) provides a common language for sharing information about patient safety incidents and for measuring the impact of change.
The World Health Organization is developing the ICPS to classify patient safety concepts and information. This system will allow us to ask, listen, and talk to one another so we can recognize similarities and variations across the continuum of care, languages, and cultures.
Global Patient Safety Alerts uses the ICPS to communicate patient safety information.
For more information and to view the International Classification for Patient Safety conceptual framework so you can begin to adopt this common language, please visit the World Health Organization.