Volume 51 | Number S3 | December 2016
Overview
Progress at the Intersection of Patient Safety and Medical Liability: Insights from the AHRQ Patient Safety and Medical Liability Demonstration Program
M. Susan Ridgely, Michael D. Greenberg, Michelle B. Pillen B. Pillen, Ph.D., James Bell M.A.
Improvements in Patient Safety
Integrated Approach to Reduce Perinatal Adverse Events: Standardized Processes, Interdisciplinary Teamwork Training, and Performance Feedback
William Riley, James W. Begun Ph.D., Les Meredith B.A., J.D., Kristi K. Miller M.S., R.N., Kathy Connolly R.N., M.S.Ed., C.P.H.R.M., Rebecca Price C.P.H.Q., C.P.P.S., Janet H. Muri M.B.A., Mac McCullough Ph.D., M.P.H., Stanley Davis M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Decreasing Malpractice Claims by Reducing Preventable Perinatal Harm
William Riley, Les W. Meredith B.A., J.D., Rebecca Price C.P.H.Q., C.P.P.S., Kristi K. Miller M.S., R.N., James W. Begun Ph.D., Mac McCullough Ph.D., M.P.H., Stanley Davis M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Changing Labor and Delivery Practice: Focus on Achieving Practice and Documentation Standardization with the Goal of Improving Neonatal Outcomes
Paul D. Burstein M.D., David M. Zalenski M.D., John L. Edwards M.D., Ishrat Z. Rafi M.D., Jennifer F. Darden B.S.N., R.N.C.‐O.B., Cassandra Firneno M.A., Palmira Santos Ph.D.
Disclosure and Resolution Programs
The “Seven Pillars” Response to Patient Safety Incidents: Effects on Medical Liability Processes and Outcomes
Bruce L. Lambert Ph.D., Nichola M. Centomani R.N., M.J., Kelly M. Smith Ph.D., Lorens A. Helmchen Ph.D., Dulal K. Bhaumik Ph.D., Yash J. Jalundhwala M.S., Timothy B. McDonald M.D., J.D.
Changes in Physician Practice Patterns after Implementation of a Communication‐and‐Resolution Program
Lorens A. Helmchen Ph.D., Bruce L. Lambert Ph.D., Timothy B. McDonald M.D., J.D.
Improving Communication and Resolution Following Adverse Events Using a Patient‐Created Simulation Exercise
Thomas H. Gallagher M.D., Jason M. Etchegaray Ph.D., Brandelyn Bergstedt, Amelia M. Chappelle M.A., M.S., Madelene J. Ottosen Ph.D., R.N., Emily W. Sedlock M.P.H., Eric J. Thomas
Challenges of Implementing a Communication‐and‐Resolution Program Where Multiple Organizations Must Cooperate
Michelle M. Mello, Sarah J. Armstrong R.N., M.S.N., J.D., Yelena Greenberg M.A., Patricia I. McCotter R.N., J.D., Thomas H. Gallagher M.D.
Collaboration with Regulators to Support Quality and Accountability Following Medical Errors: The Communication and Resolution Program Certification Pilot
Thomas H. Gallagher M.D., Michael L. Farrell J.D., Hannah Karson P.M.P., Sarah J. Armstrong R.N., M.S.N., J.D., John T. Maldon, Michelle M. Mello, Bruce F. Cullen M.D.
Case Outcomes in a Communication‐and‐Resolution Program in New York Hospitals
Michelle M. Mello, Yelena Greenberg M.A., Susan K. Senecal R.N., M.B.A., Janet S. Cohn J.D.
Patients as Partners in Learning from Unexpected Events
Jason M. Etchegaray Ph.D., Madelene J. Ottosen Ph.D., R.N., Aitebureme Aigbe Dr.P.H., Emily Sedlock M.P.H., William M. Sage M.D., J.D., Sigall K. Bell M.D., Thomas H. Gallagher M.D., Eric J. Thomas
Resolving Malpractice Claims after Tort Reform: Experience in a Self‐Insured Texas Public Academic Health System
William M. Sage M.D., J.D., Molly Colvard Harding J.D., Eric J. Thomas