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MAPS PSO Team Leading the Way in Patient Safety

To obtain and maintain federal certification, PSOs have to conduct 8 patient safety activities including the hiring of qualified staff to carry out all activities, utilize clinicians versed in safety and quality improvement for analysis of events. The MAPS PSO must operate within their own patient safety evaluation systems (PSES) and conduct activities that assist their members in effectively minimizing patient risk. Learn more about clinicians and leaders within your community who are a part of MAPS PSO.

Core MAPS PSO Team

Helga Brake, PharmD, CPHQ, CPPS, Vice President, Quality, Safety and Health Policy
Phone: 630-276-5682 Email: hbrake@team-iha.org

Adam Kohlrus, MS, CPHQ, CPPS, Assistant Vice President, Quality, Safety and Health Policy
Phone: 217-541-1181 Email: akohlrus@team-iha.org

Carrie Pinasco, BS, CDM, Director, Quality, Safety and Health Policy
Phone: 630-276-5845 Email: cpinasco@team-iha.org

Ashley Frederick, BSN, RN, CPHQ, CPPS,

Clinical Manager, Quality, Safety and Health Policy

Phone: 630-276-5479

Email: afrederick@team-iha.org

Kelly McMahon, Manager, Quality, Safety and Health Policy
Phone: 630-276-5585 Email: kmcmahon@team-iha.org

Sandy Kazenko, Administrative Assistant, Quality, Safety and Health Policy
Phone: 630-276-5897 Email: SKazenko@team-iha.org

“Patient Safety Organizations help hospitals adis@team-iha.org

nd healthcare providers save lives and reduce harm” - AHRQ

Connect with us:

Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS)Board

Diane D. Homan, MD, Vice President, Clinical Innovation and Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Rush-Copley Medical Center, Aurora, IL

Kumar Nathan, MD, Vice President, Clinical Effectiveness, Centegra Health System, McHenry, IL

Gary Noskin, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety Advisory Council

Deborah Denham, RN, MSN, CPPS, CPHRM, Director of Risk Services, Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee, IL

Adam E. Elder, Director of Patient Safety, Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services, Gibson City, IL

Jennifer M. Groszek, Director, Risk Management, DuPage Medical Group, Downers Grove, IL

Diane D. Homan, MD, Vice President, Clinical Innovation and Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Rush-Copley Medical Center, Aurora, IL

Dea Hughes, Program Manager, Patient Safety Quality Strategies, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

Ruth Rankin, RN, MS, CPPS, System Director, Risk Management, Edwards-Elmhurst Healhcare, Naperville, IL

Dana Taylor, LCSW, ACSW, Director of Organizational Development, Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Fairfield, IL

Kelly Van Fleet, RN, MSN, CPHRM, CPHQ, Quality Specialist, Morris Hospital and Healthcare Center, Morris, IL

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.