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The Art of the Constructive Complaint
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Latest News

Impact of Medical Error Survey
CHICAGO, May 20, 2009You are invited to take part in a research project investigating the effect of medical error on the family members of the patient. This patient-centered research will lead with the patient’s perspective toward improved patient safety in healthcare.

Sheridan Named to Modern Healthcare's List of Top 25 Women in Healthcare
CHICAGO, April 20, 2009 – Modern Healthcare Magazine, one of the country’s most well respected trade publications, has named Susan Sheridan, co-founder and president of Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS) to their list of the Top 25 Women in Healthcare for 2009.

CAPS Launches New and Improved Online Resource Collection
CHICAGO, April 2, 2009 – Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS) is pleased to announce that we are now using Delicious to manage our online resource collection. This social networking tool allows CAPS to update the resource collection in a very timely manner. Using bookmarks and annotations, our members will now have access to a select set of relevant resources chosen specifically for them. The items are included in our collection to not only create awareness of patient safety issues of interest to consumer leaders, but to assist with their development of grassroots awareness programs, grant writing and other strategies that support getting the word out about the consumer’s role in patient safety.



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