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OAK BROOK, Ill. - June 21, 2005) The Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety announces Patient Safety Link, a monthly newsletter for health care professionals dedicated to improving patient safety. This free online resource is available on the Center's website at jcipatientsafety.org.

Every month Patient Safety Link will feature journal articles, book excerpts, and other resources from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and its affiliate Joint Commission Resources. Patient Safety Link's inaugural May 2005 issue includes articles on:

Strategies to prevent and manage anesthesia awareness

Learning to improve safety: false-positive pathology report results in wrongful surgery

Improving the accuracy of patient identification

"Readers can turn to Patient Safety Link for solutions and insight on patient safety challenges," says Peter B. Angood, M.D., chief patient safety officer, Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety. Subscribe to Patient Safety Link by sending an e-mail to patientsafetylink@jcrinc.com.