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MAPS PSO Team Leading the Way in Patient Safety

To obtain and maintain federal certification, PSOs have to conduct 8 patient safety activities including the hiring of qualified staff to carry out all activities, utilize clinicians versed in safety and quality improvement for analysis of events. The MAPS PSO must operate within their own patient safety evaluation systems (PSES) and conduct activities that assist their members in effectively minimizing patient risk. Learn more about clinicians and leaders within your community who are a part of MAPS PSO.

Core MAPS PSO Team:

Helga Brake, PharmD, CPHQ, CPPS, Vice President, Quality, Safety and Health Policy
Phone: 630-276-5682 Email: hbrake@team-iha.org

Carrie Pinasco, BS, CDM, BCQS, Senior Director, Quality, Safety and Health Policy
Phone: 630-276-5845 Email: cpinasco@team-iha.org

Crystal Lathen, BS, Coordinator, Quality, Safety and Health Policy
Phone: 630-276-5544

Email: clathen@team-iha.org

Tammy De Leonardis, Executive Assistant, Quality, Safety and Health Policy
Phone: 630-276-5588
Email: tdeleonardis@team-iha.org

“Patient Safety Organizations help hospitals a nd healthcare providers save lives and reduce harm” - AHRQ

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Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS) Board:

Kumar Nathan, MD, President, Huntley Hospital, Northwestern Memorial Healthcare, Huntley, IL

Lori Wiegand, DNP, NEA-BC, Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer, OSF Healthcare, Peoria, IL

Rachel Prather, RN, BSN, Chief Nursing Officer, Ferrell Memorial Hospital, Eldorado, IL

Brian Stein, MD, Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Michael Richardson, MHSc, BSN, RN, CPPS, CPHRM, Chief Quality & Patient Safety Officer, St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center, Chicago, IL

Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS) Advisory Council:

Laurie Peterson, RN, Patient Safety Officer/Risk Management Department, Carle Health, Urbana, Il

Nikki Henry, RN, Head of Risk Management/Patient Liason Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson, IL

Ruth Rankin, RN, MS, CPPS, System Director, Risk Management, Edwards-Elmhurst Healhcare, Naperville, IL

Julie Bowen, RN, Executive Director Geriatric Services and Quality Assurance, Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services, Gibson City, IL

Lindsay Price, PT, MBA, CPPS, System Director, Patient Safety & Accreditation, Memorial Health, Springfield, IL

Don Crain, MA, BSN, RN, CPHQ, CPPS, Patient Safety Officer, Northwest Community Healthcare, Arlington Heights, IL

Becky Robinson, BS, Paralegal, CPHRM, Director, Clinical and Innovation Risk Management, OSF HealthCare, Peoria, IL

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overview webinar.

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