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Mark your calendars for a Campaign for Better Care Webinar
CHICAGO, June 24, 2010 - Mark your calendars for a Campaign for Better Care (CBC) webinar on the Independence at Home (IAH) model on Wednesday, June 30th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET. The webinar is the next in a series about new models of paying for and delivering care.
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| Dvorak Selected for Executive Leadership Program
CHICAGO, June 10, 2010 ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership has recently selected scholars for the Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP), class of 2010-2012. Among the scholars selected is Mitchell Dvorak, MS, CAE, executive director of Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS). DELP offers individuals from underrepresented segments of the association profession an opportunity to advance into the ranks of leadership in association management by providing networking opportunities, educational programs and career guidance.
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| CAPS Partners with Transparent Health to Promote Award-Winning Video
CHICAGO, June 1,- The Story of Lewis Blackman is an award-winning film that chronicles the experience of a vibrant, healthy 15-year-old boy who entered the hospital for what was believed to be a low-risk medical procedure. Told through the words of Lewis mother and CAPS board member, Helen Haskell, and supported by insights from leading voices in patient safety education including Lucian Leape MD, Tim McDonald, MD, JD, Bob Galbraith MD, David Mayer, MD, and Rosemary Gibson, viewers are taken through all aspects of Lewis care.
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| Campaign for Better Care Story Collection Project
CHICAGO, May 10,-Despite passage of the historic health reform law, the hard work of fixing ourhealthcare system is really just beginning. The way this law is implemented is critical so that all Americans can fully realize the promise of better care. Thats what the Campaign for Better Care is all about.
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| CAPS Needs Your Creative Juices, Your Expertise, Your Time
CHICAGO, April 2,-2010Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS) is operational largely through the volunteer efforts of its Board of Directors and members like you. Countless hours are given out of a passion for improving patient safety. Our work has helped raise the profile of patient safety around the world, nationally and locally. This increased attention brings with it lots of ideas, programs and opportunities. However, we dont have the person power to do what we need to do.
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| CAPS Joins New Campaign for Better Care
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 9, 2010 To ensure that health reform works for those with the most at stake, Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS) joining the National Partnership for Women & Families, Community Catalyst and the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) today in launching the Campaign for Better Care, a multi-year initiative that will focus on improving care, coordination and communication for older patients with multiple health problems and their family caregivers. The Campaign will build a consumer movement of and for older adults and those with multiple chronic conditions, who are counting on reform to provide the comprehensive, coordinated, patient-centered care they need.
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| CAPS Releases 2009 Annual Progress Report
CHICAGO, April 2, 2010 Leaders in the worldwide patient safety movement are helping spread the word about the importance of patient engagement when it comes to patient safety. Here at CAPS, we couldnt agree more. We know that patients and family members working in partnership with the healthcare community continue to drive the real change needed to ensure safety, both in the U.S. and across the globe.
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| Resident Working Conditions
CHICAGO, February 5, 2010 Today, Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS) joined more than 40 organizations and patient safety advocates in signing onto a public letter calling for safer work hours and better supervision for resident physicians. The ACGME, the organization that regulates resident work hours, is poised to come out with new guidelines this year, and we felt it was important that patient voices should not be left out when they make their decisions.
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| Developing a Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Healthcare Quality and Safety in the Hospital Setting
CHICAGO, December 1, 2009 Improving the quality and safety of healthcare in the United States is one of the most significant challenges facing the American healthcare system today. A critical step on the path towards safer, higher quality care is encouraging and facilitating patient and family engagement to improve healthcare experiences, care delivery, and outcomes.
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| Levine Joins CAPS Board of Directors
CHICAGO, November 25, 2009 Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS) announced today the appointment of Alan Levine to their board of directors to help advance the organizations vision, mission and goals.
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| November is National Family Caregivers Month
CHICAGO, October 14, 2009 Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS), along with numerous national organizations, major corporations and community-based groups around the country, will celebrate National Family Caregivers Month (NFC Month) in November to thank, educate, support and empower family caregivers.
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| Chicago Workshop Video Released
CHICAGO, September 23, 2009- Dear Friend of CAPS. Recently I had the honor of giving the keynote address at the Coalition for Quality and Patient Safety of Chicagolands annual summit. As part of my presentation, I debuted the release of the Chicago Patient Safety Workshop video filmed last summer. The workshop brought together 90 consumers and providers working in partnership to design better systems to ensure patient safety. Those in attendance at the summit heard and embraced the message of safety through partnership embodied in the voices and stories of those in the video.
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| Two CAPS Board Members Named to Modern Healthcares 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare
CHICAGO, September 21, 2009 CAPS Co-Founder and President Susan Sheridan, and CAPS Board Member Helen Haskell, both appear on Modern Healthcare magazines prestigious 2009 list, 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare.
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| CAPS Becomes Pioneer Signatory of Global Principles for Socially Responsible Associatons & Nonprofits
CHICAGO, August 4, 2009 Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS) has joined a growing list of trade, professional, cause-related organizations and business partners that have become Pioneer Signatories of the Global Principles for Socially Responsible Associations and Nonprofits.
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| As Patient Safety Movement Gains National Momentum, CAPS Fortifies Board - Haskell and Padilla Join CAPS Board of Directors
CHICAGO, July 23, 2009 As the spotlight on patient safety intensifies across the country, Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS) announced today the appointment of Helen Haskell and James Padilla to their board of directors to help advance the organizations vision, mission and goals.
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