Handbook of Patient Safety Compliance

Fay A. Rozovsky, J.D., M.P.H., is an attorney and experienced risk management professional. An associate clinical professor in the Department of Legal Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia and an adjunct associate professor of Medical Humanities at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Ms. Rozovsky is an active member of the JCAHO Professional Technical Advisory Committee for Hospitals. James R. Woods, Jr., MD is the Henry A. Thiede Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY. Dr. Woods has authored and co-authored over one hundred forty articles on maternal-fetal medicine, maternal drug addiction, complications of pregnancy and clinical research. His book publications include Pregnancy Loss, Medical Therapeutics and Practical Considerations, and Loss in Pregnancy or in the Newborn Period. Dr. Woods has lectured extensively on loss and grief in the medical setting. He has pioneered strategies for transforming some of the most challenging clinical interactions with patients after adverse outcomes into extraordinary opportunities for compassionate connection between clinicians and their patients and family members.

• Figures, Tables, and Exhibits. Foreword (Maree Bellamy).The Editors.The Contributors.1. Patient Safety: Crossing the Chasm from Legal and Regulatory Compliance (Fay A. Rozovsky).2. Patient Safety Laws and Regulations (Ronni P. Solomon).3. Medical Error Reduction Initiatives Among Accreditation and Standard-Setting Organizations (Fay A. Rozovsky).4. Failure Modes and Effects Analysis: The Risks and the Rewards in Health Care (Robert J. Latino).5. Medication Error Reduction: Voluntary and Regulatory Oversight (David M. Benjamin, John P. Santell).6. Benchmarking: Evidence-Based Outcome Information and Standards of Care (Peter J. Pronovost, Fay A. Rozovsky).7. Creation and Preservation of Reports, Data, and Device Evidence in Medical Error Situations (Jane C. McConnell, Susan Durbin Kinter).8. Claims Management Risks in Patient Safety Events (Pamela L. Popp).9. Full Disclosure (James R. Woods Jr.).10. Patient Safety in Human Research (Rodney K. Adams).11. Medical Error Reporting: Maintaining Confidentiality in the Face of Litigation (Frederick Robinson, Lara E. Parkin).12. Managing Patient Safety Compliance with Health Professionals (Mark A. Kadzielski, Christina W. Giles).13. Planning for the Future (Fay A. Rozovsky, James R. Woods Jr.).Index.