Health care executives across the country sat up and took notice of the updates contained in The Joint Commission’s 2009 National Patient Safety Goals, released last June.

Attracting less attention, however, were equally noteworthy changes made to the Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery, an inherent component of the safety goals.

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All is applicable to the DPM.

Ann Miller RN, MHA
[Executive-Director]

My friend is an orthopedic surgeon. He was sued after giving a cortisone injection into the shoulder. The patient got RSD. His consent form did not mention this complication; nor did his office notes. OUCH!

Dr. David E. Marcinko; FACFAS, MBA, CMP
Atlanta, Georgia