Quality and Safety in Canadian Health Care Organizations: Report on Required Organizational Practices

In 2014, Accreditation Canada conducted 258 on-site surveys at Canadian health care and social services organizations as part of the Qmentum accreditation program. Thisreport profiles their compliance with the Required Organizational Practices (ROPs).ROPs are evidence-informed practices that mitigate risk and contribute to improvingthe quality and safety of health services. They are categorized into six patient safety goalareas: safety culture, communication, medication use, worklife/workforce, infectioncontrol, and risk assessment.