Joint Commission Perspectives on Patient Safety gives readers “how to” information on analyzing and preventing errors in patient care. While this newsletter emphasizes prevention (a proactive approach), it also addresses the real-world issues of reacting to adverse events.

In addition, Patient Safety:

  • Teaches health care organizations how to analyze and prevent errors; provides the tools and information necessary to help organizations create and implement a culture of safety
  • Provides strategies for complying with National Patient Safety Goals
  • Links standards compliance and the survey process to establishing proactive risk reduction and error prevention activities
  • Explains how organizations can use the root cause analysis process and failure mode and effects analysis to improve their processes and prevent errors and
  • Presents case studies, examples, forms, and tools for organizations to adapt for their own risk reduction and error prevention activities. New features address the medication process, FMEA, and discipline-specific information about patient safety.

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Senior Editor: Jim Parker
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Editorial Advisory Board
Joint Commission Perspectives on Patient Safety Editorial Advisory Board (in alphabetical order)

Peter B. Angood, M.D., F.R.C.S.(C.), F.A.C.S., F.C.C.M
Vice President and Chief Patient Safety Officer, The Joint Commission

Bonnie M. Barnard, M.P.H., C.I.C.
Quality Specialist, St. Peter’s Hospital, Helena, Montana

Diane D. Cousins, R.Ph.
Vice President, Center for the Advancement of Patient
Safety, United States Pharmacopeia

Hedy Cohen, R.N., M.S.
Vice President, Institute for Safe Medication Practices

Kathy Connolly, R.N., M.S.Ed., C.P.H.R.M.
Assistant Vice President
Risk Management, Premier Insurance Management Services, Inc.

Nilda Conrad, M.B.A., C.P.M.S.M., C.P.C.S.
Asst. Vice President, Med-Surg & Prof. Affrs., North General Hospital, New York, and President, National Association of Medical Staff Services

David Fuller
Senior Space Systems and Operations Engineer and Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Suzanne Graham, R.N., Ph.D.
Director of Patient Safety, California Regions, Kaiser Permanente

Robert S. Lagasse, M.D.
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiologists, Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine & Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, and Member, American Society of Anesthesiologists

Jeannell M. Mansur, R.Ph., Pharm.D., F.A.S.H.P.
Practice Leader, Medication Safety Joint Commission Resources

David Marx
Senior Registrar in Pediatrics, Head of Paediatric Gastroenterology Team, Dept. of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine University Hospital, Czech Republic

Deborah Nadzam, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
Practice Leader, Patient Safety, Joint Commission Resources

Rita Shane, Pharm.D., F.A.S.H.P.
Director, Pharmacy Services and Assistant Dean, Clinical Pharmacy, UCSF School of Pharmacy, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles

Paula Spears, D.N.Sc., R.N.
Corporate Director, Professional Practice and Advancement, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis, Tennessee

Sherry Umhoefer, R.Ph., M.B.A.
Vice President, Quality and Compliance, McKesson Medication Management

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