NEWSLETTER ON IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY

Patient Safety Link is “a [free] monthly newsletter for health care professionals dedicated to improving patient safety” from the Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety. The August 2006 issue had articles on Identifying Impaired Physicians: How to address problem physicians quickly, Civility in the Health Care Workplace: Strategies for Eliminating Disruptive Behavior, and Defensive Medicine: Physicians’ fear of lawsuits may affect treatment.” Signup by sending a message to patientsafetylink@jcrinc.com.