PANEL:

Christine K. Cassel, M.C., Member, Quality of Health Care in America Committee, Institute of Medicine, and Professor and Chairman, Henry L. Schwartz Department of Geriatircs and Adult Development, GRECC Director, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

Linda J. Connell, Director, Aviation Safety Reporting System, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California

PANEL:

Michael L. Langberg, M.D., Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs, and Chief Medical Officer, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, California, on behalf of the American Hospital Association

Thomas R. Reardon, M.D., President and Executive Committee Member, American Medical Association

PANEL:

James P. Bagian, M.D., Director, National Center for Patient Safety, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Kenneth W. Kizer, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, National Quality Forum for Health Care Measurement and Reporting

Dennis S. O'Leary, M.D., President, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois

William E. Golden, M.D., President, American Health Quality Association

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