Contributors
Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices
List of Contributors
Editorial Board | |
| Kaveh G. Shojania, M.D. Assistant Professor Department of Medicine University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Kathryn M. McDonald, M.M. Executive Director Center for Primary Care & Outcomes Research Stanford University Stanford, CA |
| Bradford W. Duncan, M.D. AHRQ Patient Safety Fellow Center for Primary Care & Outcomes Research Stanford University Stanford, CA | Robert M. Wachter, M.D. Professor and Associate Chairman Department of Medicine University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA |
Contributors | |
| Joseph V. Agostini, M.D. Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, CT Chapters 26-30 | Jennifer Kleinbart, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA Chapter 31 |
Andrew D. Auerbach, M.D., M.P.H. | Sunil Kripalani, M.D. Instructor of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Division of General Medicine Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, Georgia Chapter 35 |
Dorothy I. Baker, Ph.D., RNCS | Ebbing Lautenbach, M.D., M.P.H., MSCE Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Hospital Epidemiologist, Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA Chapters 12-14 |
| David W. Bates, M.D., M.Sc. Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA Chapters 6-9, 41, 42, 45, and 46 | Susana B. Martins, M.D., M.Sc. Fellow, Institute for Health Policy Studies University of California, San Francisco Foster City, CA Chapter 47 |
Sidney T. Bogardus, Jr., M.D. | Harvey J. Murff, M.D. |
| Erica Brownfield, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, GA Chapter 37 | Michael D. Murray, Pharm.D., M.P.H. Professor of Pharmacy Purdue University School of Pharmacy Scientist, Regenstrief Institute for Healthcare Indianapolis, Indiana Chapters 10 and 11 |
Harold R. Collard, M.D. | David B. Nash, M.D., M.B.A. Associate Dean and Director Office of Health Policy and Clinical Outcomes Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA Chapters 40, 44, 48 and 50 |
| Lorenzo Di Francesco, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Department of Medicine Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, GA Chapter 32 | Steven Z. Pantilat, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine University of California, San Francisco Project on Death in America Faculty Scholar San Francisco, CA Chapter 49 |
Daniel D. Dressler, M.D. | Laura T. Pizzi, Pharm.D. Project Director Office of Health Policy and Clinical Outcomes Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA Chapters 40, 44, 48 and 50 |
| Bradford W. Duncan, M.D. AHRQ Patient Safety Fellow Center for Health Policy Center for Primary Care & Outcomes Research Stanford University Stanford, CA Chapters 45 and 46 | Jeffrey M. Rothschild, M.D., M.P.H. Instructor in Medicine Harvard Medical School Division of General Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA Chapters 21 and 38 |
| Scott Flanders, M.D. Assistant Professor Department of Medicine University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA Chapter 36 | Kimberly Rask, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health Policy Emory University Schools of Medicine and Public Health Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, GA Chapters 31,34, and 35 |
| Tejal K. Gandhi, M.D., M.P.H. Instructor in Medicine Harvard Medical School Director of Patient Safety Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA Chapters 8 and 9 | Sanjay Saint, M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Professor of Medicine Director, Patient Safety Enhancement Program University of Michigan School of Medicine Research Scientist Ann Arbor VA Health Services Research & Development Field Program Ann Arbor, MI Chapters 15-17 |
| Nina S. Garas, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, GA Chapter 49 | Jean Ann Seago, Ph.D., R.N. Assistant Professor of Nursing University of California, San Francisco Research Fellow Center for California Health Workforce Studies San Francisco, CA Chapter 39 |
| Verna C. Gibbs, M.D. Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery University of California, San Francisco Staff Surgeon and Chair, Surgical Service Quality Improvement San Francisco VA Medical Center San Francisco, CA Chapters 19 and 22 | Kaveh G. Shojania, M.D. Assistant Professor Department of Medicine University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA Chapters 4, 5, 9, 10, 43, and 47 |
| Neil I. Goldfarb Program Director for Special Projects Office of Health Policy and Clinical Outcomes Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA Chapters 40, 44, 48 and 50 | Robert Trowbridge, M.D. Clinical Instructor Department of Medicine University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA Chapters 51-55 |
| John Gosbee, M.D., MS Director, Patient Safety Information Systems Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Patient Safety Ann Arbor, MI Chapter 41 | Robert M. Wachter, M.D. Professor and Associate Chairman Department of Medicine University of California, San Francisco Chief of the Medical Service Moffitt-Long Hospitals San Francisco, CA Chapter 55 |
| Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor of Medicine Yale University School of Medicine Investigative Medicine Program New Haven, CT Chapters 28 and 29 | Heidi Wald, M.D. Assistant Professor in Medicine University of Pennsylvania Director, Penn Hospital Care Group Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Chapters 4,5 and 43 |
| Salim D. Islam, M.D. Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care University of California, San Francisco San Francisco VA Medical Center San Francisco, CA Chapters 23 and 24 | Scott Weingarten, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles Director, Health Services Research Cedars-Sinai Health System Beverly Hills, CA Chapters 51-54 |
| Ashish K. Jha, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine University of California, San Francisco Division of General Internal Medicine San Francisco VA Medical Center San Francisco, CA Chapters 45 and 46 | Mark V. Williams, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Hospital Medicine Unit Emory University School of Medicine Medical Director, Center for Clinical Effectiveness Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, GA Chapters 31-35 |
| Rainu Kaushal, M.D., M.P.H. Instructor in Medicine Harvard Medical School Division of General Internal Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA Chapter 6 and 7 | Neil Winawer, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, GA Chapter 33 |
Page last reviewed July 2001
Internet Citation: Contributors: Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices.
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