Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety PSO
MAPS PSO Members can access program-specific educational resources/events by logging into our PSO Learning Center. Log into our secure MAPS Member Portal to submit adverse events to the MAPS PSO. If you are new to the PSO concept or a non-member, we invite you to explore our site for patient safety news and educational resources.
Learn the MAPS PSO Advantage
The Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS) is a federally certified Patient Safety Organization (PSO) and an Illinois Health and Hospital Association (IHA) company since 2010. Our program provides full privileges and confidentiality, secure adverse event data-collection solutions, peer networking/learning and educational tools to improve patient care. Joining MAPS gives you the opportunity to meet your mission of improving patient safety and quality of care.
Click here to access the adverse event reporting system and secure member portal.
Understanding MAPS PSO
To date, PSO's have collected over 2,000,000 safe reports among 84 national PSOs within 29 states and the District of Columbia.
MAPS PSO Program Benefits
MAPS PSO Planning Guide - How to Get Started
Patient Safety Evaluation System (PSES) Policy Support
Program Offerings
MAPS members consist of 76 Midwestern health systems, hospitals, critical access hospitals, physicians groups, long term care and specialty outpatient clinics.
Safe Table Events
Monthly E-Newsletters
Learning Brief - Sample Reading
Webinars and Workshops
PSO Alerts and Patient Safety Tools
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Prospective Members
Improve patient safety at your organization by learning from a community of PSO users. MAPS PSO provides complete onboarding services including customized templates for Patient Safety Evaluation Services (PSES) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) tools.
MAPS PSO Flyer
Legal Updates on PSO Case Law
IHA submits amicus brief:
Protecting PSO Confidentiality - an Illinois Story
“Get involved with your PSO if you aren’t already. PSOs are the wave of the future, they are part of the future, clinically, electronically and as part of quality and safety improvements.”
Dr. William Munier, Director, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
Fill out the Contact Us form to be added to our mailing list and patient safety educational events. Call us at 630-276-5657 for assistance or a program overview webinar.
Vision: To be the leading PSO that inspires the passionate pursuit of excellence in patient safety and quality care.
