Introduction
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety is honored to publish articles on the recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards. This year, a new category was created: individual achievement at the international level.
Individual Achievement: Gary S. Kaplan, M.D.
An Interview with Gary Kaplan
Interviewed by Cathie Furman, R.N., M.H.A.
Research: Tejal Gandhi, M.D., M.Sc.
An Interview with Tejal Gandhi
Interviewed by David W. Bates, M.D, M.Sc.
International: Noreen Zafar, M.D., F.R.C.O.G.
An Interview with Noreen Zafar
Interviewed by Steven Berman
Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at the National Level: Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality, Lansing, Michigan
Preventing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections and Improving Safety Culture: A Statewide Experience
Sam R. Watson, M.S.A.; Chris George, R.N.; Morgan Martin, M.H.A.; Brittany Bogan; Christine Goeschel, R.N., M.P.A., M.P.S., Sc.D.(c); Peter Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D.
Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at the Local Level: Mercy Hospital Anderson, Cincinnati
Use of the Modified Early Warning Score Decreases Code Blue Events
Janice M. Maupin, R.N., MS.N., C.P.H.Q.; Daniel J. Roth, M.D.; Joni M. Krapes, R.N.
Features
Performance Improvement
Empowering Frontline Nurses: A Structured Intervention Enables Nurses to Improve Medication Administration Accuracy
Julie Kliger, M.P.A., B.S.N., R.N.; Mary A. Blegen, Ph.D.; Dave Gootee, M.B.A., M.H.A.; Edward O’Neil, Ph.D, M.P.A.
Patient and Family Involvement
Improving Inpatients’ Identification of Their Doctors: Use of FACE™ Cards
Vineet M. Arora, M.D., M.A.; Caitlin Schaninger; Michael D’Arcy; Julie K. Johnson, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.; Holly J. Humphrey, M.D.; James N. Woodruff, M.D.; David O. Meltzer, M.D., Ph.D.
Departments
Forum
Postdischarge Adverse Events in Children: A Cause for Concern
Dennis Tsilimingras, M.D., M.P.H.; Marlene R. Miller, M.D., M.Sc.; Robert G. Brooks, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H.
Tool Tutorial
A Strategy for Real-Time Identification of Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure
Ellen F. Robinson, P.T., A.T.C.; Chris Cooley, R.N.; Astrid B. Schreuder, Ph.D., M.S.E., M.S.; Anneliese M. Schleyer, M.D., M.H.A.; Robert Birchard, R.N.; Katie L. Farver, R.D.; Paula Minton-Foltz, R.N., M.S.N.; Steven E. Smith; J. Richard Goss, M.D., M.P.H.