The Doctors Company to Acquire SCPIE Holdings Inc.
From the Chairman—by Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Perils at the Top
Case Closed!—by Ann S. Lofsky, MD, Anesthesia Consultant and Governor Emeritus

The Health Care Notification Network
Director’s Forum—by David B. Troxel, MD, Medical Director, Board of Governors

Challenges in Cultural Diversity: Protect Your Patients and Yourself
An Ounce of Prevention—by Susan Shepard, MSN, MA, RN, Director, Patient Safety Education

Wrongful Living
Politically Speaking—by Leona Egeland Siadek, Vice President, Government Relations

A Lesson in Humility and Forgiveness
Our Writing Contest—by Richard T. Bosshardt, MD, FACS

Criteria to Define an Acute Intrapartum Hypoxic Event as Sufficient to Cause Cerebral Palsy
Director’s Forum—by David B. Troxel, MD, Medical Director, Board of Governors

Industry and Company News
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The Patient Safety Movement: A Personal Perspective
From the Chairman—by Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

A Friend in Need
Case Closed!—by Ann S. Lofsky, MD, Anesthesia Consultant and Governor Emeritus

Disclosing Adverse Outcomes in the Physician’s Office
Director’s Forum—by David B. Troxel, MD, Medical Director, Board of Governors

Medical Battery
Politically Speaking—by Leona Egeland Siadek, Vice President, Government Relations

The Internet: Friend or Foe to Physicians?
An Ounce of Prevention—by Sandra Shalometh, MA, MSN, RN, CPHRM, Patient Safety/Risk Management Account Executive, and Robin Diamond, JD, RN, AHA, Fellow–Patient Safety Leadership; Vice President, Patient Safety

Member Experience Survey

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Informed Consent: New Requirements from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
An Ounce of Prevention—by Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, Director, Department of Patient Safety, Western Region

Vicarious Liability Spreads with Ostensible Partnerships
Politically Speaking—by Leona Egeland Siadek, Vice President, Government Relations

What You Don’t Know
Case Closed!—by Ann S. Lofsky, MD, Anesthesia Consultant and Governor Emeritus

Industry and Company News
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2006 eRisk Guidelines for Online Communication
Director’s Forum—David B. Troxel, MD, Medical Director, Board of Governors

A Cause for Alarm(s)
Case Closed!—Ann S. Lofsky, MD, Anesthesia Consultant and Governor Emeritus

Gainsharing
Politically Speaking—Leona Egeland Siadek, Vice President, Government Relations

Patient Safety Self-Assessment Helps Shield Physician Practices Against Liability Exposure
An Ounce of Prevention—Dan Bucsko, MBA, MHA, FACHE, ARM, Assistant Vice President, Patient Safety

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