Source Kit

Following are names and contact information for sources quoted in this issue:

Charles Jones, president, Decision Systems, Longview, TX. Telephone: (903) 236-9973.

Kenneth A. Hirsch, MD, PhD, medical manager, inpatient mental health and continuous quality improvement coordinator, Mental Health Service, Naval Medical Center, San Diego. Telephone: (619) 532-8564.

Karen Milgate, senior associate director for policy development; Don Nielsen, MD, senior vice president for quality leadership, American Hospital Association, Washington, DC. Tele phone: (202) 638-1100.

Gwen Hughes-Wright, RHIA, practice manager, American Health Information Management Association, Chicago. Telephone: (312) 787-2672.

Becky Miller, director of performance measurement and quality at the Missouri Hospital Association, Jefferson City. Telephone: (573) 893-3700.

Robert Jepson, regional director for communications for Adventist HealthCare, Rockville, MD. Telephone: (301) 279-6000.

Harold Bressler, legal counsel, Joint Commis sion on Accreditation of Healthcare Organiza tions, Oakbrook Terrace, IL. Telephone: (630) 792-5000.