New Patient-Safety Project At Rush Receives Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute Award

The Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute has awarded Rush University Medical Center a $124,633 grant to support a first-of-its-kind patient-safety project. The pilot program will use Rush’s mediation program to foster the development of interventions to avoid or modify activities and procedures that may have adverse effects on patients. This innovative program has the potential to serve as a model for similar mediation programs throughout Chicago and the nation.

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Filed under: Medical Malpractice / Litigation on February 26th, 2008