In this issue

• Members in the News
  • ASPPS member Tim Morgenthaler, MD, publishes on Zolpidem as a fall risk for inpatients, in the Journal of Hospital Medicine
• NPSF News
  • The National Patient Safety Foundation’s interim president, Patricia McGaffigan, recently participated in a Congressional briefing on the issue of patient safety and cancer care
• Patient Safety in the News
  • The Joint Commission issues Improving Patient and Worker Safety: Opportunities for Synergy, Collaboration and Innovation
  • Nurse Burnout and Long Shifts
  • A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine proposes EHR-specific safety goals
• Save the date for the 15th annual NPSF Patient Safety Congress, May 8-10, 2013, in New Orleans. Keynote Speaker: Suzanne Gordon

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