JCI PREAMBLE & SOLUTIONS : 2007

I) Patient Safety Solutions Preamble
    1 - Identification, Prioritization and Dissemination of Solutions
    2 - Format for Patient Safety Solutions
    3 - Inaugural Patient Safety Solutions
    4 – Acknowledgements
II) Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Medication Names
     1 - Statement of Problem and Impact
     2 - Associated Issues
     3 - Suggested Actions
     4 - Potential Barriers
     5 - Looking Forward
     6 - Strength of Evidence
     7 - Applicability
     8 - Opportunities for Patient and Family Involvement
     9 - Risks for Unintended Consequences
    10 - References
    11 - Other Selected Resources
III) Patient Identification
      1 - Statement of Problem and Impact
      2 - Associated Issues
      3 - Suggested actions
      4 - Potential Barriers
      5 - Looking Forward
      6 - Strength of Evidence
      7 – Applicability
      8 - Opportunities for Patient and Family Involvement
      9 - Risks for Unintended Consequences
      10 – References
      11 - Other Selected Resources
IV - Communication During Patient Hand-Overs
       1 - Statement of Problem and Impact
       2 - Associated Issues
       3 - Suggested actions
       4 - Looking forward
       5 – Applicability
       6 - Opportunities for Patient and Family Involvement
       7 - Potential Barriers
       8 - Strength of Evidence
       9 - Risks for Unintended Consequences
      10 – References
      11 - Other Selected Resources
V - Performance of Correct Procedure at Correct Body Site
      1 - Statement of Problem and Impact
      2 - Associated Issues
      3 - Strength of Evidence
      4 – Applicability
      5 - Suggested actions
      6 - Opportunities for Patient and Family Involvement
      7 - Potential Barriers
      8 - Looking forward
      9 - Risks for Unintended Consequences
      10 – References
      11 - Other Selected Resources
VI - Control of Concentrated Electrolyte Solutions
       1 - Statement of Problem and Impact
       2 - Associated Issues
       3 - Suggested Actions
       4 - Looking Forward
       5 - Strength of Evidence
       6 – Applicability
       7 - Opportunities for Patient and Family Involvement
       8 - Potential Barriers
       9 - Risks for Unintended Consequences
      10 – References
      11 - Other Selected Resources
VII - Assuring Medication Accuracy at Transitions in Care
        1 - Statement of Problem and Impact
        2 - Associated Issues
        3 - Suggested actions
        4 - Looking Forward
        5 - Strength of Evidence
        6 – Applicability
        7 - Opportunities for Patient and Family Involvement
        8 - Potential Barriers
        9 - Risks for Unintended Consequences
       10 – References
       11 - Other Select ed Resources
VIII - Avoiding Catheter and Tubing Mis-Connections
        1 - Statement of Problem and Impact
        2 - Associated Issues
        3 - Looking Forward
        4 - Suggested Actions
        5 - Strength of Evidence
        6 – Applicability
        7 - Opportunities for Patient and Family Involvement
        8 - Potential Barriers
        9 - Risks for Unintended Consequences
        10 - Selected References and Resources
IX - Single Use of Injection Devices
        1 - Statement of Problem and Impact
        2 - Associated Issues
        3 - Looking Forward
        4 - Suggested Actions
        5 - Strength of Evidence
        6 – Applicability
        7 - Opportunities for Patient and Family Involvement
        8 - Potential Barriers
        9 - Risks for Unintended Consequences
        10 – References
X - Improved Hand Hygiene to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections
       1 - Statement of the Problem and Impact
       2 - Suggested Actions
       3 - Background and Issues
       4 - Opportunities for Patient and Family Involvement
       5 - Looking forward
       6 – Applicability
       7 - Strength of Evidence
       8 - Potential Barriers to Implementation
       9 - Risks for Unintended Consequences
       10 – References
        11 - Other Selected Resources