ASPPS member Tim Morgenthaler, MD, chief patient safety officer at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, is among the authors of a study that found the rate of falls was four times higher among inpatients who took Ambien than among other patients.

Read the abstract in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

Read a summary article from the Philadelphia Inquirer.

ASPPS is pleased to recognize members who have recently earned the designation of Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS):

Marney Prouse, LLM, LLB, BA, RN, CPPS, AED, Patient Safety, Hamad Medical Corp.

Tamim Qaum, MD, CPE, COE, CASC, FAWN, CPPS, Physician, Via Christi Clinic

 Pat Shute, RN, BS, MS, CPHQM, CPPS, Sr. Director, Performance Improvement, Voluntary Hospitals of America

Deb Smith, RN, BSN, CPPS, Patient Safety Coordinator, Phelps County Regional Medical Center

Miguel Venereo, MD, CPPS, Safe Care Professional Consultants Corp.

 Deve Vetter, RN, MS, CPPS, System Associate Vice President, Patient Safety Officer, Norton Healthcare

If you have become certified and would like to be recognized in our newsletter, or if you have other professional news to share, please write to ASPPSinfo@npsf.org.