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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

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

Crystal Lathen, BS, Coordinator, Quality, Safety and Health Policy
Phone: 630-276-5544 Email: clathen@team-iha.org

“Patient Safety Organizations help hospitals a 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, President, Huntley Hospital, Northwestern Memorial Healthcare, Huntley, IL

Lori Wiegand, DNP, NEA-BC, Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer, OSF Healthcare, Peoria, IL

Teresa Halloran, Vice President of Patient Care / Chief Nursing Officer, Memorial Regional Health Services, Belleville, IL

Rachel Prather, RN, BSN, Chief Nursing Officer
Ferrell Memorial Hospital, Eldorado, IL

Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS) 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

Nikki Henry, Head of Risk Management, Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson, IL

Becky Robinson, Director, Clinical and Innovation Risk Management, OSF HeathCare, Peoria, IL

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Vision: To be the leading PSO that inspires the passionate pursuit of excellence in patient safety and quality care.