Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

To Our Readers
pp. 3-3(1)
Author: Berman, Steven

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety: 2007 Editorial Advisory Board
pp. 4-4(1)

Medication Safety: Patients' Concerns About Medical Errors During Hospitalization
pp. 5-14(10)
Authors: Burroughs, Thomas E.; Waterman, Amy D.; Gallagher, Thomas H.; Waterman, Brian; Jeffe, Donna B.; Dunagan, William Claiborne; Garbutt, Jane; Cohen, Max M.; Cira, Jane; Fraser, Victoria J.

Clinical Excellence Series: Eliminating Birth Trauma at Ascension Health
pp. 15-24(10)
Authors: Mazza, Frank; Kitchens, Judy; Kerr, Sue; Markovich, Anita; Best, Melody; Sparkman, Lora P.

Performance Improvement: Registration-Associated Patient Misidentification in an Academic Medical Center: Causes and Corrections
pp. 25-33(9)
Authors: Bittle, Mark J.; Charache, Patricia; Wassilchalk, Daniel M.

Teamwork and Communication: Communication Failure: Basic Components, Contributing Factors, and the Call for Structure
pp. 34-47(14)
Authors: Dayton, Elizabeth; Henriksen, Kerm

Health Professions Education: The Objective Structured Clinical Examination as an Educational Tool in Patient Safety
pp. 48-53(6)
Authors: Varkey, Prathibha; Natt, Neena

Rapid Response Teams: The Stories: Medical Emergency Team Calls: The Need to Communicate a Resuscitation Plan
pp. 54-56(3)
Authors: MacPartlin, Matthew; Hillman, Kenneth M.