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Governor Pritzker set to sign $55.2B Illinois budget
Governor JB Pritzker is set to sign the 2026 budget into law Monday morning. ABC 7
News Articles
- May 30, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Measuring and Responding to Safety Culture Across Healthcare
This webinar was the third of a three-part series on Safety Culture in Healthcare. AHRQ
- May 30, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
AHRQ Safety Program for HAI Prevention: CLABSI Recruitment Webinars
AHRQ created the Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Prevention to implement a bundle of recently updated evidence-based infection prevention toolkits. AHRQ
- May 30, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
MAPS PSO members: Nominate your Champions of Patient Safety!
The MAPS PSO Patient Safety Champion Program honors individuals and teams that prevent patients from experiencing an adverse event.
- May 01, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
FDA strengthens AI regulation to ensure patient safety and innovation in healthcare
A Special Communication published in JAMA examined the regulation of AI in healthcare by the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA). News Medical
- May 01, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
AHA: U.S. Hospitals and Health Systems Enhance Patient Safety
Hospitals and health systems across the nation are implementing effective, innovative programs to create a culture of safety, improve staff well-being and connect with their communities. AHA
- Apr 02, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
AHRQ Summit to Address Emergency Department Boarding
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) issued a recent report to address emergency department boarding. AHRQ
- Apr 02, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Join the IDEAS Initiative to reduce Diagnostic Error
Diagnostic safety events are common and pervasive across all healthcare settings, contributing to preventable harm in one in 20 outpatient visits and up to 250,000 inpatient stays each year. AHRQ
- Dec 16, 2024
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety Announces 2024 Patient Safety Award Recipients
The Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS) named Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers, Sparta Community Hospital District, and Sinai Chicago as its 2024 Patient Safety Award recipients.