Quality Improvement Guidelines for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, and Wrong Perso Errors: Application of the Joint Commission “Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery” to th Practice of Interventional Radiology

From the Department of Radiology (J.F.A.), Univ sity of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, V ginia; Department of Radiology (A.A.N.), Nor western Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illino Department of Vascular and Interventional Radi ogy (A.M.C.), University of Texas–Houston; Depa ment of Interventional Radiology (M.J.W.), The U versity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Cen Houston, Texas; Department of Radiology (D.L.M Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Mar land; Department of Radiology (C.J.G.), Bost Healthcare System/Veterans Affairs Medical Ce ter, Boston; Department of Radiology (J.F.C.), B state Health System, Springfield, Massachusetts; D partment of Radiology (H.A.D.), Louisiana Sta University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Lo isiana; Department of Interventional Radiolog (A.A.K.), Washington Hospital, Bethesda, Mar land; Department of Medical Imaging (S.K.), Scarborough General Hospital, Richmond Hill; Division represent a valid broad expert consti ency of the subject matter under cons eration for standards production. Technical documents specifying th exact consensus and literature revie methodologies as well as the insti tional affiliations and professional cr dentials of the authors of this do ment are available upon request fro SIR, 3975 Fair Ridge Dr., Suite 4 Fairfax, VA 22033.